Research & Lab Safety

The COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines for SCUBA Diving Operations guidelines were developed to help ensure the health and safety of personnel conducting scuba diving by reducing the potential for COVID-19 transmission. All University employees and students engaged in scuba diving are expected to adhere to the most current and up-to date University of Washington, local, state, and CDC guidelines prior to commencing field operations.

Laboratories can use this template to document lab-specific emergency contact information.

Institutional Chemical and Physical Safety Committee (ICAPS) Charge

Welcome to the UW Laboratory Safety Manual (LSM).

Please bookmark this page electronically or print a copy of the complete LSM and make it available to laboratory staff. Staff in UW laboratories using hazardous chemicals must have access to a copy of the manual and the supplemental laboratory-specific information.

Standard operating procedure (SOP) template for labs using electric soldering irons to address the hazards of leaded and non-leaded soldering of electrical components.

Standard operating procedure template for laboratories using 2-Mercaptoethanol