APPENDIX VI - EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS

November 1996

Is the situation immediately health or life threatening?
YES:

SPILL/ LEAK/ RELEASE MEDICAL EMERGENCY FIRE OR FLAMMABLE GAS
(inc. chem & bio reagents) not inc. chem & bio reagents)
Use safety shower or eyewash - remove affected clothing and rinse for 15 minutes Administer First Aid while someone calls 9-911 (Austin Emergency Services) from UT phone Evacuate the area, if necessary
Shut doors to the spill area & evacuate the area (if necessary) Report the incident to your manager or supervisor Shut doors to the area and alert others
Call Austin Emergency Services at 9-911(or 911 if not a campus phone) Contact UTPD at 911 Pull the nearest fire alarm and call 9-911 from UT phone
Contact UTPD at 911 Contact EH&S at 1-3511 (or 1-2020 after work hours) Contact your lab director, principle investigator, or departmental administrator
Contact EH&S at 1-3511 (or 1-2020 after work hours) Contact UTPD at 911
Contact EH&S at 1-3511 (or 1-2020 after work hours)

NO:

>MINOR SPILL/ LEAK/ RELEASE MEDICAL INCIDENT FIRE
(inc. chem & bio reagents) not inc. chem & bio reagents)
Alert your neighbors Administer First Aid to victim Use extinguisher as appropriate for fire
Contact EH&S at 1-3511 for advice or help, if needed Report the incident to your lab director or principal investigator Contact EH&S at 1-3511(or 1-2020 after work hours)
Follow steps in Lab Safety manual or in spill kit Contact EH&S at 1-3511(or 1-2020 after work hours)

NOT SURE?

ODD ODOR? POSSIBLE FIRE
Report the incident to your lab director, principal investigator, or department administrator Report the incident to your lab director, principal investigator, or department administrator
Contact EH&S at 1-3511 Contact EH&S at 1-3511(or 1-2020 after work hours)
Stay in area to inform EH&S response personnel Stay in area to inform EH&S response personnel

 

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