Hazardous Material Spill
For assistance, call the EHSO Spill Team
404.727.2888 for chemical, biological, and radiation spills.
What to Do
- Remove contaminated clothing.
- Flood the contaminated skin with running water from a faucet or safety shower for fifteen minutes; for biological spills please use both soap and water.
- Obtain medical attention.
- Provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to health care providers if possible.
- Report the incident as soon as reasonably possible to your professor or supervisor and Employee or Student Health Services.
- Seek medical care if contaminated.
Minor Cuts and Puncture Wounds
- Vigorously wash the injury with soap and water for 15 minutes.
- Obtain medical attention.
- Report the incident as soon as reasonably possible to your professor or supervisor and Employee or Student Health Services.
Hazardous Material Splashed in Eye
- Immediately rinse eye and inner surface of eyelid with water continuously for 15 minutes.
- Forcibly hold eye open to ensure effective wash behind eyelids.
- Obtain medical attention.
- Report incident as soon as reasonably possible to your professor or supervisor and Employee or Student Health Services.