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Trainings and Safety

Health and Safety:

GS Emergency Evacuation & Operations Plan
GS Health and Safety Plan
Workplace Injury Procedures
Setting Up a New Lab: Environmental Health & Safety Info

Required Trainings:

Biosafety Training – Renew every three years

Biosafety training is mandatory for all staff who come in contact with any form of recombinant DNA (including transgenic animals and plants), pathogenic microorganisms, human / non-human primate tissues (including cell lines), or other biohazardous agents.

Asbestos General Awareness Training

Complete list of required trainings for research laboratories

Understanding Civil Rights (UCR)

Cultivating Community at UW: Anti-Racism and DEI&B in the Workplace 

Husky Prevention & Response Training

Reporting Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect

Hazing PreventionViolence Prevention and Response Training

For additional health and safety information, please refer to the Facilities section of the GS website.