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Emergency Procedures
Departmental Emergency Evacuation Plan
Procedures for Liquid/Chemical Spills
Procedures and reporting Personal Injury
URL link to the Office of Risk Management
Procedures for Liquid/Chemical Spills
Click on the following URL link to access NU’s official web page on procedures for handling chemical spills. http://www.northwestern.edu/research-safety/emerg/chemspil.htm.
Also check out the following URL link to the Chemical and Biological Safety in Laboratories document, and see the section on chemical spills. http://www.northwestern.edu/research-safety/pdfs/cbsl.pdf.
If a chemical spill should occur, follow the guidelines from the above URL links, contact the proper authorities, and contact Jimmy Gurchek in the Business Office. He can be reached by phone at; 312-503-1240, or email at j-gurchek@northwestern.edu.
Procedures and reporting Personal Injury
Click on the following URL link to access the Risk Management web site for procedures and reporting of personal injury accidents. - http://www.northwestern.edu/risk/Accid.htm.
If a personal injury accident should occur, follow the guidelines from the above URL links, contact the proper authorities, and contact Jimmy Gurchek in the Business Office. He can be reached by phone at; 312-503-1240, or email at j-gurchek@northwestern.edu.
Click on the following URL link to access the Department Emergency Evacuation Plan web site from the NU Department of Risk Management. - http://www.northwestern.edu/risk/DERplan.htm.
Click on the following URL link to access the Emergency Action Plan form from the NU Department of Risk Management. - http://www.northwestern.edu/risk/EEPEvans.doc.
This form should be posted in numerous areas within the lab.
If we are ordered to evacuate the building, follow the guidelines from the above URL link, contact the proper authorities, and contact Jimmy Gurchek in the Business Office. He can be reached by phone at; 312-503-1240, or email at j-gurchek@northwestern.edu.
In case of a fire, locate the nearest fire alarm and activate the alarm. Next dial 9-1-1 and calmly state the nature of the emergency, your name, phone number and location. Emergency personnel will be dispatched to the area of the emergency immediately...
If there is a fire in your area, follow the fire procedures explained in the following URL link, contact the proper authorities, and contact Jimmy Gurchek in the Business Office. He can be reached by phone at; 312-503-1240, or email at j-gurchek@northwestern.edu.
In case of fire document - http://www.northwestern.edu/risk/fire.htm.
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