Table of Contents

Introduction

I. Administrative

II. Organization of the Emergency Response Team

Chart 1: Team
APPENDIX A: Laboratory Contacts and Hazards Worksheet
APPENDIX B: Members of Emergency Response Team
APPENDIX C: Roster-Floor Occupants
APPENDIX D: Emergency Telephone Numbers
APPENDIX E: New Employee - Emergency Evacuation Procedure
APPENDIX F: Terminating Employee - Emergency Evacuation Procedure

III. Activation

IV. Operational Plan: Emergency Response Team

A. Operational Plan: Fire Emergency

1) Floor Monitors

a. If no problem is seen on the floor
b. If a controllable fire is sighted on the floor
c. If an uncontrollable fire is sighted on the floor

2) Personnel Coordinators
3) Wing Leaders

a. If a Floor Monitor reports a floor as clear
b. If a Floor Monitor reports a fire that has been extinguished
c. If a Floor Monitor reports a fire that is out of control

4) Safety Officer
5) Scene Manager

B. Operational Plan: Chemical Release

1) Floor Monitors

a. If the chemical release is not on the assigned floor
b. If the chemical release has occurred on the assigned floor

2) Personnel Coordinators
3) Wing Leaders

a. If Floor Monitors report their floor as clear
b. If a Floor Monitor reports a chemical release

4) Safety Officer
5) Scene Manager

C. Operational Plan: Medical
D. Operational Plan: All Chemistry Personnel

V. Evacuation Plan

Chart 2 - Basement Level
Chart 3 - Ground Level
Chart 4- Second Level
Chart 5- Third Level
Chart 6 - Fourth Level
Chart 7 - Fifth Level

A. Evacuation Plan: Fire
B. Evacuation Plan: Chemical Release

1) If a Co-Worker is Exposed to a Hazardous Chemical
2 ) If a Chemical is Spilled with No Personnel Injured

a. General information regarding chemical spills
b. Reacting to the primary hazard of the chemical spill

i. Primary Hazard: Material is Flammable Liquid
ii. Primary Hazard: Material is Extremely Toxic Liquid
iii. Primary Hazard: Material is Corrosive Liquid
iv. Spills Involving Solid Chemicals
v. Spills Involving Mercury

a. Chart 8 - Vacuum Assembly


C. Evacuation Plan: If There is a Medical Emergency

1) Medical Emergency Arising from a Chemical Exposure

a. Initial response and decontamination
b. General guidelines for exposure to unknown chemicals

i. Poisoning by Inhalation
ii. Poisoning by Ingestion

1) If person is conscious
2) If person is unconscious

iii. Poisoning by Skin Contact
iv. Poisoning by Eye Contact

2) Medical Emergency Arising from a Non-Chemical Situation

a. Person is Victim of an Accident

i. Severe Bleeding
ii. Shock
iii. Burns
iv. Bone Injuries

b. Persons struck by Sudden Illness

i. Pulmonary Resuscitation
ii. Cardiac Resuscitation
iii. Heart Attack
iv. Convulsions
v. Fainting

VI. Training and Preparatory Activities

A. Training Requirements
B. Preparatory Activities