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1st Rule of Lab Safety
Haz-Waste No-No
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Updated December
1999
Emergency Response
Section 1.2 - Radiation Spills
C. Accidents Involving Radioactive Dusts,
Mists, Fumes, Organic Vapors, and Gases
- Notify
all other persons to vacate the room immediately.
- Hold
breath and vacate room.
- Shut
off air conditioning by master switch.
- Notify
the faculty member in charge and the Radiation Safety Officer at once.
- Ascertain
that all doors giving access to the room are closed and post conspicuous warnings or
guards to prevent accidental opening of doors.
- Report
at once all known or suspected inhalations of radioactive materials.
- The
Radiation Safety Officer shall evaluate the hazard and the necessary safety devices for
safe re-entry.
- Determine
the cause of contamination and rectify the condition.
- Decontaminate
the area.
- Perform
air survey of the area before permitting work to be resumed.
- Monitor
all persons suspected of contamination.
- Prepare
a complete history of the accident and subsequent activity related thereto for the records
of the Radiation Safety Officer.
D. Injuries to Personnel Involving
Radiation Hazard
- Wash
minor wounds immediately, under running water, while spreading the edges of the gash.
- Report
all radiation accidents to personnel (wounds, overexposure, ingestion, inhalation) to the
faculty member in charge and the Radiation Safety Officer as soon as possible.
- Call
a physician. (Student Health Center)
- Permit
no person involved in a radiation injury to return to work without the approval of the
Radiation Safety Officer and attendant physician.
- Prepare
a complete history of the accident and subsequent activity related thereto for the records
of the Radiation Safety Officer.
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Biohazard Spills
