Fire & Life Safety

The Preventing Nuisance Alarms General Focus Sheet helps building coordinators deal with prevention of nuisance alarms in office, residential and teaching environments.

The Corridor Safety Focus Sheet covers requirements for pathways in University buildings used for egress.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a clear, colorless and tasteless gas. It can be toxic or even lethal at high concentrations. Follow these the tips in the Carbon Monoxide Focus Sheet when selecting and installing a CO detector.

Poor housekeeping is a contributing factor associated with accidents and fires in labs. Follow the best practices in the Laboratory Housekeeping Focus Sheet for safety.

The Local Fire Department Contact Information list covers local fire departments, as well as the fire authority responsible for enforcing codes for many UW facilities. In some areas, the fire department that responds to emergency calls may not be the same entity that enforces code requirements.

The purpose of the Post-Earthquake Checklist (Word) is to provide evacuation directors, building coordinators, or other responsible persons a tool to determine if a University building may (or may not) remain occupied following an earthquake when structural assessment experts (ATC-20) are not available. This checklist also serves as a reporting tool to help direct damage assessment teams. Responsible persons should keep hardcopies available or bookmark the link to this form.