COVID-19 Vaccination Extension Request Form
Students may request a 90-day extension for a COVID-19 vaccine following a recent COVID-19 infection. Complete this COVID-19 Vaccination Extension Request form and return it to HSIP at myshots@uw.edu.
Fume Hood Condition Explanations
Why did I receive a Fume Hood Condition Notice?
During routine testing of your fume hood, our surveyor identified conditions that present a potential hazard to the lab and its occupants. These conditions are typically the result of equipment failure or worker practice.
What should I do?
Wildfire smoke may cause air quality issues
August 21, 2023
The Air Quality Index (AQI) has increased in the Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma areas, which may require public and occupational health and safety measures to be taken (summarized below).
Incident Reporting Poster
University units and departments download the Incident Reporting Poster and place it where personnel can view it as a reminder of the importance of timely reporting.
New self-service access to online safety training
July 18, 2023
Alumni, affiliates, visitors, and students with valid UW NetIDs are (at various times) not able to log into EH&S online training courses and will see an error message when attempting to do so. This is because Bridge, the UW learning management system, does not recognize their UW affiliation. The Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) developed a new self-service tool to assist these individuals with obtaining access to Bridge.
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.
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.
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.