NUMBERS EMERGENCY City Emergency Campus Emergency 24 hours (Campus Security) Safety Office Health Services, University Poison Centre 911 220-5333 220-6345 220-5765 670-1414
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
FIRE * 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Pull nearest fire alarm. Telephone 911 (City Emergency #). Give name, telephone #, location and nature of fire. Telephone [phone] (24 hr Campus Emergency #) Use fire extinguisher if small fire. If possible, students must turn off all sources of heat, gas or open flames (i.e. hot plates, Bunsen burners etc.). 6. All personnel must leave the lab, close doors. 7. Exit the building via closest emergency exit. 8. Meet fire fighters outside door closest to fire alarm panel and advise of fire location and hazards. Serious Personal Injury* 1. Do not move seriously injured persons unless there is a danger to their safety, taking precautions for your own safety. 2. Telephone for ambulance: 911 (give name, phone #, location and type of injury). If possible have someone go to main entrance and flag down ambulance. 3. Telephone Campus emergency: 220-5333 (24 hr) Minor Personal Injury* 1. Make injured person comfortable. 2. Telephone Campus Security: 220-5333 3. Phone Health Services, University: 220-5765 Building Damage, Floods, Utility Failure* 1. Inform the coordinator of the teaching laboratories and telephone the Safety Office at 220-6345 and describe the problem. 2. After 4:30 phone Campus Security at 220-5333. Give your name, telephone #, location and describe the problem. *
THE LABORATORY COORDINATOR MUST BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE INCIDENT IF NOT PRESENT AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED.
GUIDELINES FOR SAFETY PROCEDURES IN TEACHING LABORATORIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES OBJECTIVES: In taking laboratories in the Biological Sciences, the student should be aware that there are risks of personal injury through accidents (i.e. fire or explosion, exposure to bio-hazardous materials, corrosive chemicals, fumes, cuts etc.). These guidelines are meant to minimize the risk of injury by emphasizing safety precautions and to clarify emergency procedures in the event of an accident. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT: Know the location of the following equipment which will be indicated to you by your G.T.A. during the first lab: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Closest emergency exit. Closest emergency telephone and emergency phone #s. Closest fire alarm and pull station. Fire extinguisher and explanation of use. Safety showers and explanation of use. Eyewash facilities and explanation of operation. First aid kit.
GENERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS: 1. Eating, drinking and smoking are prohibited in all laboratories. 2. Always wash your hands prior to leaving the laboratory. 3. Laboratory Coats and Safety Glasses (splash-proof glasses recommended) are required for all laboratories. 4. Students are not allowed to work in a laboratory unless a G.T.A. or instructor is present. 5. Before starting an experiment the student should be familiar with the laboratory exercise to be performed each day. 6. Report equipment problems to G.T.A. or Laboratory Coordinator immediately. 7. Report all spills to the G.T.A. or Laboratory Coordinator immediately. 8. Long hair must be kept restrained to keep from being caught in equipment, Bunsen burners, chemicals, etc. 9. It is recommended that contact lenses not be worn in laboratories. Use chemical splash goggles over normal eye glasses. 10. Enthusiasm is encouraged but pranks and horseplay can be hazardous.
SPILLS: Minor spill of SOLUTION/CHEMICAL: While wearing gloves, wipe up the spill using paper towels and a sponge as indicated by the G.T.A. and Laboratory Coordinator. Major spill of ACID/BASE/TOXIN: Immediately contact your G.T.A. and Laboratory Coordinator. DO NOT TOUCH! RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL: Small volume/little activity: Contact your G.T.A. While wearing lab coats/gloves, up clean the fluid and deposit all materials in the solid waste container. Large volume/unsure of total activity: Contact your G.T.A. and Laboratory Coordinator and then the Safety Office will be called. In BOTH SITUATIONS contact the coordinator of the teaching laboratories and notify relative to the time, location and person(s) involved. No open-toes shoes are allowed and clothing/attire must be down to the ankles. All spills of radioactive material on individuals or on lab coats shall be reported to the Safety Office as stated in the Radiation Policies and Procedure Manual. BLOOD/URINE/BACTERIAL/FUNGAL/VIRUS SPILLS: If you spill a container of a biohazardous material, immediately advise your G.T.A. and students around the spill area about the spill. If necessary, remove any contaminated protective and personal clothing. Prevent anyone from going near the spill. Wash your hands and face. The G.T.A. and laboratory coordinator are required to supervise the clean up at this point. HEALTH CONCERNS: 1. ALLERGIES Students with allergies (chemical, plant, animal or antibiotic) should inform the laboratory coordinator if the allergy may be relevant to any laboratory exercises in the course. The student should then receive a note from his/her doctor to indicate if the student should be allowed to carry out the experiment(s) using appropriate precautions arranged through the Safety Office or if the student should not be present during the experiment. 2. PREGNANCY Some chemicals used in laboratory teaching are teratogenic, causing deformities in the unborn. It is important that students who are pregnant inform the laboratory coordinator so that the appropriate precautions are taken in consultation with the Safety Office. 3. OTHER HEALTH CONCERNS a) Animal Bites must be reported to the G.T.A. or Laboratory Coordinator immediately, the student will then be taken to Health Services for a tetanus shot. b) The student should make the laboratory coordinator aware of any serious health condition which may be exacerbated by work in the laboratory.
DISPOSAL OF WASTES: Most waste produced by laboratories cannot be disposed of in the sink or regular garbage cans. Please pay close attention to the following procedures.
YELLOW CONTAINER
BLUE CONTAINER
ALL SHARPS: needles, scalpels, syringes, ...