The Regulated Materials Office (RMO) provides abatement, consultation and estimating services regarding asbestos, lead and other hazardous materials for the University of Washington.

Note: If you have an immediate occupant concern, please contact your Building Coordinator who can assist you with submitting a work order or coordinating directly with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S)

  • Regulated Materials provides consulting and management services for a wide array of university clients.
  • For more information and to request service see Services below.
  • For historical information about UW spaces, see Historical data below. Do not send historical data requests to the UWF Care Team.

Service options

Services

The Regulated Materials Office handles a wide range of services, including:

Surveying and monitoring

  • Conduct surveys
  • Microbial & moisture monitoring
  • Air monitoring & documentation
  • Water sampling (all campuses)
  • Provide historical data & project sign-offs

Consulting, evaluation and training

  • Evaluate items for Surplus or Disposal
  • Review contractor, subcontractor, consultant submittals
  • Provide client consultations and project estimates
  • Provide training to Facilities staff for Lead Worker Certification and working with less than one percent asbestos containing materials

Management

  • K-12 public school facilities on campus
  • Term Abatement Contractor

Create an RMO service request

Request Regulated Materials Service in FS-WORKS

(FS-WORKS requires a NetID login)

Eligibility

Staff
Historical data

RMO maintains a significant historical database containing thousands of surveys and hundreds of thousands of data points. Clients should request historical data prior to the start of work on projects. If there is insufficient data available, a survey will be required.

To request historical data send an email to rastegar@uw.edu and uwrmo@uw.edu that includes the project number, building name and room number as well as a descriptive scope of work and all the materials that might be impacted.

Email example:

To: rastegar@uw.edu; uwrmo@uw.edu

Subject: Project number, building name, room number

Email body: Requesting historical data for HSB BB 1035, drilling 4 holes in east wall to hang a whiteboard, the wall is painted drywall

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Request historical data

Please note

  • Do not send historical data requests to the UWF Care Team or input them as AiM work orders.
  • If you’re using historical data in lieu of a survey, you need to create a “Hazardous Review Checklist” and get official sign-off from our office.

Eligibility

Staff

How early should I request?

Historical data requests need to be made at least 48 hours before work is scheduled to start.