Environmental Health & Safety
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Service Request Form
Fill this out and submit this form to request assistance from EH&S for things such as ergonomic assessments, universal waste pickup or other general safety requests.
Accident & Incident Reporting
Submit an Incident Report if you have or see an accident or incident on any EWU campus or while at an EWU related event or trip. Safety concerns can be reported here with the new Safety Concern Report form. Crime or Title IX violation reporting links can also be found here.
Hazardous Waste Pickup
Use this form to request a waste pick up. Download the Word document on the form page and upload it to submit your request.
EH&S Service Areas
Health and Safety Topics
Home Ergonomics Suggestions
When working or studying at home, it is important to have a healthy workspace and work practices. Here are some suggestions for your workspace and practices: Take frequent breaks. Look away from your screen and focus on something 20 feet away every 20 minutes. Stand up and walk around every hour; get some water … Read more
Tips for staying healthy and happy while social distancing
Here are several tips from a colleague’s dog for staying happy and healthy while social distancing. Relaxation/Meditation Consider trying some yoga or deep breathing exercises. There are many free “classes” on YouTube – one is “Yoga with Adrienne” which offers many different levels and focuses and only requires the space that a yoga mat or … Read more
Face Masks and Respirators
Reminder: Healthy people who are not in close contact with sick individuals do not need respiratory protection however, you should wear cloth face coverings when you need to come into close contact with people you do not live with. Face masks, like those at the entrance to doctors offices, are not the same as respirators. … Read more
Social Distancing
A short video on social distancing from our friends up in Facilities. For information about the novel coronavirus and Eastern’s plan, visit: https://inside.ewu.edu/bewell/coronavirus/
How to Wash Your Hands
Handwashing seems so easy, we have done it our whole lives. But most people wash their hands for about 5 seconds, which is much lower than the minimum 20 seconds and the ideal 40-60 seconds. The video below from the World Health Organization shows proper handwashing technique. It takes about a minute, if you are … Read more
About us: Environmental Health & Safety
002 Martin Hall – Cheney, WA 99004
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