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Emergency Response

It is important to keep this emergency information available during your deactivation or move in case of an accidental spill or injury. For more detailed information about how to handle an emergency, please refer to your laboratory's Chemical Hygiene Plan or your shop's Hazard Communication Plan.

Injuries

Any seriously injured person requiring immediate medical attention should be transported to the hospital in an ambulance. Call 911 from a campus phone or (510) 642–3333 from a cell phone for assistance. After the injured person's immediate medical needs are taken care of, call EH&S (642-3073) to report the injury. Ensure that all workers compensation documents are completed and submitted in a timely manner.

• In the case of a chemical splash to the eye:
  Flush the eyes, holding the eyelids open, for 15 minutes at an eyewash station.
• For a skin exposure:
  Remove any contaminated clothing and rinse the affected area for 15 minutes in an emergency shower station.

Based on the severity of the exposure, follow the directions below.

Serious injury needing immediate emergency medical assistance:
Call the University of California Police Department (UCPD) at 911 from any campus phone or (510) 642–3333 from a cell phone.

Non-serious injury (M-F, 8–5 SAT,9–5):

University Health Services Tang Center
2222 Bancroft Way #4300
Urgent Care: 642–3188
General Information: 642–2000

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Serious or off–hours injury:

Alta Bates Hospital
2450 Ashby Ave, east of Telegraph
Emergency: 204–1303
General Information: 204–4444

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Chemical Spills

You may clean up a chemical spill if you are properly trained to do so. (Please remember that contaminated clean-up materials must be disposed of as hazardous waste.) However, if the spill is large or includes a material you are not comfortable with, please contact EH&S for assistance.

Chemical, Biohazardous, or Radioactive Spills
8–5: EH&S: 642–3073
Off–hours: UCPD Dispatch: 911 or 642–3333

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