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(Please refer to Spill Policy Attachment in Section 8.2.)  All spills of unknown materials should be treated as a hazardous chemical spill.

In case of a major spills or uncontrolled spills

• Notify others in the immediate area and move to safety
• Call the Suffolk University Police Department (SUPD) Call the SUPD at (617) 573-8111 or 8333.extension 8111
• Attend to any injured persons away from the spill; use PPE as recommended in the relevant safety data sheet
• SUPD will contact Contact the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at (617) 570-4849 or (617) 573-8628
• OEHS will be responsible for contacting the Boston Fire Department and/or Clean Harbors
• Remove any affected personnel from the area
• Attend to injured personnel
• Contain the spill and alert others in the immediate area
• The Office of Environmental Health & Safety will contact outside contractors and regulatory agencies as necessary

All spills of unknown materials should be treated as a hazardous chemical spill

Chemicals Splashes on the Body and in the Eyes

• Call the Suffolk University Police Department (SUPD) at (617) 573-8111 or extension 8111. If others are present, ask for them to contact SUPD
• Body - quickly remove all contaminated clothing, footwear and jewelry and flood the affected body area with only water for at least 15 minutes. Use only water
• Eyes - irrigate the eyeball and inner surface of eyelid with plenty of cool water for at least 15 minutes. Hold eyelids open to ensure effective wash. Use eyewash or other water source. Remove your contact lenses
• Report the incident to your supervisor or laboratory instructor and the NOTICE: Do not attempt to clean up a mercury spill. Call the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at (617) 570573-4849 or 8628 or (617) 573-8628 and then contact SUPD 570-4849

Ingestion of Hazardous Chemicals

• Identify ingested chemical
• Call the Suffolk University Police Department (SUPD) at (617) 573-8111 or 8333

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• Call the Poison Information Center by dialing (617) 232-2120 or (800) 682-9211 (whenever help is available, one person can call SUPD while the other calls the Poison Information Center)
• Provide the ambulance crew and physician with the chemical name and any other relevant information. If possible, send the container, MSDS or the label with the victim
• Report the incident to your supervisor or laboratory instructor and the

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• Remove all contaminated clothing
• Flood exposed area with running water from faucet or safety shower for at least 15 minutes
• Obtain medical attention by calling SUPD at (617)573-8111 or 8333
• Report incident to supervisor, laboratory instructor, and to the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at at (617) 570573-4849 or 8628 or (617) 573570-8628

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Inhalation of Smoke, Vapors and Fumes

• If smoke or chemical vapors or fumes are present, move to fresh air or uncontaminated air
• Do not enter the area if you suspect that a life threatening condition exists for oxygen depletion, explosive vapors or highly toxic gases
• Call the Suffolk University Police Department

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• Immediately rinse eyeball and the inner surface of the eyelid with water continuously for 15 minutes. Forcibly hold eye open to ensure effective wash behind eyelids
• Obtain medical attention by calling SUPD at (617) 573-8111 or 8333extension 8111  
• Report the incident to your supervisor , or laboratory instructor and to the and the Office of Environmental Health & Safety at at (617) 570573-4849 or 8628 or (617) 573-8628570-4849