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Incident Response <br /> ❑ All incidents, including a spill or release of biohazardous materials must be <br /> reported to your supervisor. <br /> ❑ If any injury occurs seek first aid by calling campus police to dispatch on <br /> campus EMS (Roy Juarez), or, if necessary, seek medical assistance or by dialing <br /> 911. <br /> ❑ If clothing is soaked in hot water/steam, remove clothing and place the injury in <br /> cool water. <br /> ❑ Place a notice on the autoclave indicating that it is not to be used until the <br /> cause of the incident is determined, procedures enacted to prevent future <br /> incidents, and the autoclave is deemed safe for operation. <br /> Spill Clean-up <br /> ❑ Spills may occur from a boil-over or breakage of containers. <br /> ❑ No operation of the autoclave is allowed until the spill is cleaned up. <br /> ❑ The operator is responsible for clean-up of spills. Contain the spilled material <br /> using paper towels. Use your laboratory's spill kit if necessary. Wait until the <br /> autoclave and materials have cooled to room temperature before attempting <br /> clean-up. <br /> ❑ Review the Safety Data Sheet if appropriate, to determine appropriate PPE, spill <br /> cleanup and disposal protocols that are necessary. <br /> ❑ Dispose of the waste following the protocol appropriate for the material (e.g., <br /> red biohazard bag). If materials have been intermingled, follow the clean-up and <br /> disposal protocol for the most hazardous component of the mixture. <br /> ❑ Cracked glassware must be disposed of properly in a sharps container. <br /> ❑ Notify the lab supervisor about the spill as soon as possible. <br /> ncb 1 Date: 2/12/20 <br />