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) Charter, adopted November 20, 2020.

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 

View the slide presentation from the Graduate Student Safety Seminar on September 28, 2020.