UW Facilities Safety works with other organizations and departments to develop and implement safety programs and best practices. These partners include:
- UW Environmental Health & Safety
- UW Emergency Management
- UW Workers Compensation
- Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Safety Focus 2024
In 2024, UW Facilities is focusing on a different safety topic for each quarter. A special list of resources will be available for each topic on the Safety Focus web page. Q1's topic is Ergonomics.
Safety presentations & documents
Throughout the year presentations are done at various meetings to discuss safety topics and issues that affect all Facilities employees. Below are links to some of these presentations and handouts:
- Active shooter training poster (pdf) - UW Police Department
- ASHI general first aid steps (pdf)
- Box cutter safety (pdf)
- Emergency procedures - UW Emergency Management
- Eating together at work during COVID
- Forklift safety for supervisors (pdf)
- Heat related illness (pdf)
- How to conduct a workplace accident investigation (pdf)
- Lab entry caution sign overview (pdf)
- Lab entry caution sign talking points (pdf)
- Lab health and safety survey program (pdf)
- Ladder safety (pdf)
- Lock out/tag out (LOTO) for supervisors presentation (pptx)
- Monthly Workplace Inspection Checklist (pdf) - NEW
- Motorola user guide (pdf)
- SHEWT flyer (pdf)
- Shipping procedures for sharps (pdf)
- Stretch & flex poster (pdf)
- UW vehicle accident reporting (pdf)
- Work Safe / Home Safe