Campus Safety

Campus Community Training

We offer the following trainings to the Campus Community. To book a training, please send an email request to safetytraining@uw.edu. Please note that training topic in your email to include the preferred date/time and alternate. 

Campus Safety Services (30 minutes)

This training will provide a general overview of the services Campus Safety provides to the community. We also highlight the Campus Safety website and discuss Emergency Management and Environmental Health and Safety. 

Security Assessment & Situational Awareness in the Workplace (1 hour)

This training will assess the environment of your workspace to include office layout, ingress and egress routes. This training will also discuss personal safety and situational awareness. 

Active Threat Response(1 hour)

This training will provide you with the overall awareness and responses to an active threat (including active shooters) on campus. 

Know Your Rights (30 minutes)

This training will assist you with understanding your encounters with law enforcement. We will discuss state laws and law enforcement protocols during these encounters.

Community Emergency Response Team: CERT

  • CERT is a great community resource. CERT Teams can be activated when there is critical incidents and disasters in the community. For local resources, visit the links below: 

Emergency Preparedness (1 hour)

“It can’t happen here” is an expression that emergency management hears too frequently. Disasters can, and do, happen anywhere. The Emergency Preparedness class helps students, staff, faculty, and the campus community prepare for, respond to, mitigate effects of, and recover from disasters. Participants will learn the basics of preparedness, how to build a kit, and develop a communications plan. 

Additional Self Study Emergency Management Training Classes

AED/CPR/First Aid Training (6 hours)

We can work with you to develop a course allowing all students to become certified in First Aid, CPR and AED usage. With this course students will learn life skills to help in emergency situations. This American Heart Association (AHA) Adult CPR & First Aid course covers the following topics: 

  • Scene Assessment and Safety
  • Medical Emergencies (asthma, allergic reactions, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, seizures)
  • Injury Emergencies (bleeding, shock, wounds, spinal inquiries, broken bones and sprains)
  • Environmental Emergencies (bites, stings, temperature related injuries, poison emergencies)
  • Adult CPR (Compressions and Breathing)
  • AED use
  • Adult Choking
  • Naloxone (Narcan) Usage
  • Stop the Bleed

Ergonomic Evaluation (1 hour)

Ergonomics is the practice of fitting the job to the individual, which can help prevent work-related musculoskeletal injuries. EH&S provides guidance to individuals and organizational units on how to begin addressing ergonomic concerns. Watch the Ergonomics Instructional Videos for detailed instructions on setting up your workstation. 

Workplace Safety Evaluation (1 hour)

Are you prepared for an emergency? We can work with you to assess your space to deal with fire prevention, earthquake preparedness, personal safety and more.

Hazardous Communication (1 hour)

Unsure on how to dispose of something within you department? Let us help you get it out of your space in the most sustainable and environmentally friendly way! Batteries, paints, electronics, let’s not let these thing sit and collect or be thrown away into an inappropriate place.

Outdoor Heat and Wildfire Smoke Training (1 hour)

Curious on how to respond to high heat and a wildfire smoke event? In two online classes, you can take the outdoor heat and the wildfire smoke training. If you would like Bothell specific information (targeted audience is Managers), we can provide more detailed information on how it impacts our Campus operations.  

EH&S Self Study Courses

Utilize our Course Selection Guides to tailor your training experience based on your job hazards. You can access the full course list here.