Safety Office, Commissary Building
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
Phone 519 888 4567 Ext. 33587
Fax 519 886 8082
Email: safety@uwaterloo.ca
The Safety Office provides consultation and support services to the University community on matters relating to environmental and occupational health and safety. Choose a category below for more information.
COVID-19 return to campus resources
Screening and checking-in
Complete the COVID-19 self-assessment and check-in
Training
What's open on campus
Building status information (building hours and designated entrances)
Tools
- Compliance inspector checklist
- Field/off-campus work plan template
- Field/off-campus work with human participants plan template
- Laboratory research safety plan template
- Lab research safety plan template for research with human participants
- Operational unit return plan template
- Signage order form
- Supervisor lab checklist
- Workplace supervisor checklist
News
- Dec. 8, 2020December lab shutdown notice
The December lab shutdown notice went out to faculty health and safety coordinators for distribution and posting this morning. Contact the Safety Office if you have any questions.
- Nov. 5, 2020Silica Awareness (SO2037) training is now available on LEARN
This online training module introduces employees working where silica dust may be present to silica and the dangers of working with silica-containing materials. See the Silica Awareness (SO2037) page for more information.
- Oct. 20, 2020Emergency First Aid (SO1038) November sessions are now posted
These sessions are only open to employees that are currently working on campus for at least 14-16 hours/week.
- Scheduled sessions
- Course information: Emergency First Aid (SO1038)
More sessions will be scheduled if and when these sessions fill up. Contact Doug Dye with questions about training.