EH&S Strategy Map
The UW Environmental Health & Safety programs and services follow our strategy map for the current fiscal year.
The UW Environmental Health & Safety programs and services follow our strategy map for the current fiscal year.
Keep these two posters in an easily accessible location in your workspace.
EH&S has a new Spill Response Poster that instructs you what to do in the event of a radiological, chemical or biohazardous spill. For all spills, you should S.W.I.M.:
Effective September 16, the EH&S Employee Health Center will no longer provide annual tuberculosis (TB) screening for most client groups. The Employee Health Center will provide TB screening only at hire or upon placement in a position that requires TB screening. Based on specific occupational risks, some client groups will still receive annual TB screening. Those with a latent TB infection will continue to complete an annual TB symptom survey.
Use the Metallic Lead Use Area-Storage Area Inspection Template (Word) when conducting inspections of metallic lead use areas and metallic lead storage areas.
Use the Lead Work Plan Template (Word) when lead exposure is assumed or known to be at or above 10 micrograms of airborne lead per cubed meter during an eight-hour TWAe.
The UW Lead Safety Program Manual outlines the responsibilities of University departments, University employees and the Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) to protect employees from occupational lead exposure.
Post this sign in locations where metallic lead is being used.
A slip, trip or fall can have a serious impact on a person’s health and well-being.
Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) developed the UW Lead Safety Program Manual to help personnel who work with lead materials limit their potential lead exposure to the lowest levels possible. Lead is a potent poison, which may cause significant acute and chronic health effects if not used or handled safely.
Personnel working with lead-containing materials:
View the list of election coordinators for each of the ten organizational health and safety committees for the current term.