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1st Rule of Lab Safety
Haz-Waste No-No
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Updated December
1999
Emergency Response
Section 1.5 - Laboratory Fires
Fires
are a common emergency in a chemistry laboratory. In the event of a fire, do the following
things:
Assist any person in immediate danger to safety, if it can be
accomplished without risk to yourself.
Immediately activate the building fire alarm system. This will
automatically notify the Campus Police, OSU Environmental Health Services and Stillwater
Fire Department and sound the fire alarm bells or horns to evacuate the building. It is
best to have these people respond and not to be needed than to have them arrive too late
for potential rescue.
If the fire is small enough, use a nearby fire extinguisher to
control and extinguish the fire. Don't fight the fire if these conditions exist:
If the first attempts to put out the fire do not succeed, evacuate
the building immediately.
Doors, and if possible, windows, should be closed as the last person
leaves a room or area of a lab.
Do not use elevators; use building stairwells.
When they hear the fire alarm sound, all personnel in the affected
areas shall evacuate the building immediately.
Upon evacuating the building, personnel shall proceed to the
designated meeting area (at least 150 feet from the affected building) where the
supervisors are responsible for taking a head count and accounting for all personnel.
No personnel will be allowed to re-enter the building without
permission of OSU Environmental Health & Safety or the Fire Department.
You must report all fires to OSU Environmental Health & Safety.
All fires will be investigated by OSU Environmental Health & Safety Officers and/or
the local fire marshal.
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Medical Emergencies
