Prevent heat-related illness
July 5, 2023
This week, outdoor temperatures are expected to rise above 85°F, which requires University units to implement safety measures for outdoor workers to prevent heat related illness.
U-Wide Health and Safety Committee Meeting Minutes: May 2023
U-Wide Health and Safety Committee Meeting Minutes: April 2023
2023 Hepatitis A outbreak associated with frozen organic strawberries
June 9, 2023
June 9, 2023 - This recall has been expanded to include select Wawona Frozen Foods Organic Daybreak Blend frozen fruit blend packages that were distributed in Washington state Costco stores between April 15 and June 26, 2022. The affected product lots are no longer available for purchase. Costco has begun contacting members who have a purchase history of the affected products.
Individuals can continue to follow the consumer guidance included in the March 2023 recall advisory (below).
Historical COVID-19 Dashboard
COVID-19 case counts were based on cases reported to UW Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S), including results from the Husky Coronavirus Testing program. Therefore, the information on this page did not include all cases of COVID-19 among UW community members. The case count excluded UW Medicine medical facility employees and persons not affiliated with the University.
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Salmonella outbreak likely linked to raw cookie dough
May 23, 2023
The Washington State Department of Health is working with local and federal public health partners to investigate cases of Salmonella likely linked to consuming raw chocolate chip cookie dough and raw s’mores bars dough from Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza from multiple locations in Washington state. The company has discontinued selling the raw cookie dough products nationally at this time.
Updated Respiratory Protection Program Manual now available
May 9, 2023
An updated April 2023 version of the UW Respiratory Protection Program Manual is now available online.
New Nanomaterials, Chloroform and Metallic Lead SOP Templates
April 24, 2023
Visit the EH&S’s Chemical SOPs page to find new standard operating procedures (SOP) templates for nanomaterials, chloroform, and metallic lead.
Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
The Guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is designed to help University departments, organizations, units, and supervisors to assess their workplace, select the right equipment, train employees and document this work.