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Notes and Precautions:
| The nature and quantity of hazardous substances used in laboratories require preplanning to respond safely to chemical spills. The clean-up of a chemical spill should only be done by knowledgeable and experienced personnel. Spill kits with instructions, absorbents, protective equipment and disposal bags and labels should be available to clean-up minor spills. A minor chemical spill is one that the laboratory staff is capable of handling safely without the assistance of DES or emergency personnel. All other chemical spills are considered major.
All laboratories utilizing hazardous chemicals must have standard operating procedures that address chemical spill response actions. These SOPs must identify appropriate response equipment, procedures and limitations.
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Minor Chemical Spill
- Alert people in immediate area of spill.
- Wear protective equipment including chemical splash goggles, appropriate gloves and lab coat.
- Avoid breathing vapors from spill. (Individuals using respiratory protection must comply with requirements of the Respiratory Protection Program.)
- Confine spill to small area. Use appropriate spill kit to absorb the spilled material.
- Bag cleanup material and label it with the DES Hazardous Waste label and send in a Hazardous Waste Removal Form to DES.
- Clean spill area with water.
- Call DES for advice as needed - x53960.
Major Spill
- Attend to injured or contaminated persons and remove them from exposure.
- Alert people in the laboratory to evacuate.
- If spill is flammable, turn off ignition and heat sources, evacuate area, activate fire alarm.
- Close doors to affected area.
- If spill or its vapor migrates outside of laboratory to other occupied spaces, activate building evacuation alarm.
- Call Chemical Spill Emergency Response number 9-1-1 if spill is confined to laboratory.
- Have person knowledgeable of incident and laboratory remain available to provide information to DES and emergency personnel.
| Additional Site Instructions:
Location of nearest safety shower:
Location of nearest eyewash:
Location of Chemical Spill Response kit:
Location of telephone:
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