Dealing with Emergencies (non-medical)

Please remember that you should never dial 911. Call the campus police at 4-2500. Dialing 911 will delay response time.

1. Types of Emergencies

• Laboratory Fires
• Chemical/Biohazard Spills
• Explosions
• Medical Emergencies (Please note: Medical emergencies require different procedures. Please click here for details.)

2. Anticipating/Preparing For Emergencies

• Be familiar with General Laboratory Safety Guidelines in the Institute Safety Manual
• Anticipate/Prepare for emergencies (e.g., appropriate safety equipment)
• Determine evacuation route(s) from lab/office/classroom in Bunger-Henry and ES&T
• Update MSDS Notebook (have notebook available in lab or use Chematix); be familiar with MSDS websites)
• Be aware of environment (hazardous chemicals; visitors)
• Post emergency contact numbers behind door near lab safety manual
• Conduct periodic inspections of safety equipment such as face shields, eyewash, shower

3. If Building Evacuation Is Required

• PULL FIRE ALARM if building must be evacuated for any reason
• CALL the Campus Police (404) 894-2500 (Do not dial 911 as this will delay response time) and REQUEST appropriate emergency personnel (e.g., fire, medical, EH&S)
• If you are running an experiment, assess the situation. Shut down the experiment if leaving it unattended would cause a safety issue and if this can be done rapidly so that evacuation is not delayed
• Meet emergency personnel on Atlantic Dr. (Bunger-Henry);
• Meet emergency personnel on Ferst Dr. (ES&T) at south end of ES&T near BME
• All personnel should meet in front of the building on Atlantic Dr. (Bunger-Henry); or at the corner of Ferst and Cherry Streets (ES&T) near the baseball field to be informed of current situation

Notify:

1.) PI/Thesis Director
2.) Facilities Manager

• For ES&T: Eric Reese, (404) 385-4867, cell 404-626-2778, eric [dot] reese [at] coe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Eric)
• For B-H: Rod Sefton, (404) 385-2952, cell 770-900-5249, rod [dot] sefton [at] coe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Rod)
• Alternate Contact: Todd Clarkson, (404) 385-6896, todd [dot] clarkson [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Todd)

3.) School Chair: Ron Rousseau, (404) 894-2867, ronald [dot] rousseau [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Dr. Rousseau)
4.) Safety Chair: Sankar Nair, (404) 894-4826, sankar [dot] nair [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Dr. Nair)

4. Other Emergencies

Notify as appropriate:

1.) PI/Thesis Director
2.) Facilities Manager

• For ES&T: Eric Reese, (404) 385-4867, cell 404-626-2778, eric [dot] reese [at] coe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Eric)
• For B-H: Rod Sefton, (404) 385-2952, cell 770-900-5249, rod [dot] sefton [at] coe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Rod)
• Alternate Contact: Todd Clarkson, (404) 385-6896, todd [dot] clarkson [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Todd)

3.) School Chair: Ron Rousseau, (404) 894-2867, ronald [dot] rousseau [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Dr. Rousseau)
4.) Safety Chair: Sankar Nair, (404) 894-4826, sankar [dot] nair [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Dr. Nair)

5. After Any Emergency (Items 1, 3 &4), Complete an Incident Report

• For ES&T: Eric Reese, (404) 385-4867, cell 404-626-2778, eric [dot] reese [at] coe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Eric)
• For B-H: Rod Sefton, (404) 385-2952, cell 770-900-5249, rod [dot] sefton [at] coe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Rod)
• Alternate Contact: Todd Clarkson, (404) 385-6896, todd [dot] clarkson [at] chbe [dot] gatech [dot] edu (email Todd)