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Ensuring that the Department of Chemistry remains a safe place to work is the collective responsibility of all members of the organization. These web pages provide important safety guidelines and outline safety related policys currently in force. The departmental safety committee welcomes comments regarding safety policy and also requests the reporting of all accidents and incidents (near misses, unsafe practices etc.) occurring in connection to the activities of the Department of Chemistry.

Please familiarize yourself with the following emergency response information and bookmark this page for future reference:

emergency telephone numberslocation of safety and clean-up equipment

 
     
 
 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS
 
  Corvallis Fire Department
911
Student Health Center
7-9355
 
  Corvallis Ambulance
911
Facililty Services (24 hour service)
7-2969
 
  Corvallis Police
911
Poison Control
9-1-800-222-1222
 
  Campus Security (Emergency)
7-7000
Environmental Health & Safety
7-2273
 
     
[ EH&S on-call, non-emergency
(541) 230-0129 ]
 
 
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  SAFETY & CLEAN-UP EQUIPMENT
 
 
safety item
Gilbert Hall
Gilbert Addition
 
 
exhaust fan
stored in Chem Stores (GILB 154)
 
 

fire alarms [alert Corvallis Fire Department]

in corridors near stairwells
next to stairs in north & south ground floor lobby
 
 
fire blankets
GILB 318, 338
on same wall as the issue room
 
 

fire extinguishers

[back-ups in most fire hose cabinets on each floor]

in corridors near to laboratory doors and by many exits

on same wall as the issue room and in same aisle next to hoods; each hood is also equipped with automatic fire extinguisher

 
 
first-aid kits/cabinets
all shops, GILB 23, 123, 223, 323, and Chem Stores
on same wall as issue room, one at each end on all floors
 
 
safety showers & eye washes
all laboratories have one of each
eyewashes - two in each aisle all floors; showers - two in entrance aisle next to hoods
 
 
flood control (mops & buckets)
student shop, GILB 123, 235, and 323
one set on each floor
 
 
fume tester and hood draft test
contact EH&S, 7-2273
 
 

safety googles [to be worn at all times in labs]

available for purchase at Chem Stores or through University Safety Office
 
 
spill control
each group should maintain absorbent material to tackle chemical spills (contact EH&S for major spill control); solvent pillows available at Chem Stores
absorbent material for spills on each floor
 
           
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last up-dated 09-06-2010