Safety Procedures

1. Notify everyone around you
2. Call 911.
   • If Minneapolis 911 answers, say "University of Minnesota, please."
   • Chemicals, biologicals or radioactives during business hours, also call DEHS 6-6002.
3. First Aid if necessary
4. Evacuate if necessary

Chemical Spill

1. Notify others nearby and evacuate
2. Close doors and prevent people from entering area
3. During working hours call DEHS 6-6002; after working hours, call 911.
   • If Minneapolis 911 answers, say "University of Minnesota, please."
   • Give them:
     • Your name
     • Your phone number
     • Your location
     • The name of the material spilled
     • The amount of material spilled
4. Stay by the phone.
5. Call Dave Okita 4-7107 and NHH front desk 6-0911 
6. (after hours, call Dave Okita at 651-592-6755 and Chris Holly at 763-760-4794)
7. Block off area until emergency personnel arrive

• Lab Safety Officer: Sarah Blakely 4-9918 email: sb@ddt cell phone: 612-965-1571
• Research Safety Officer: David Okita 4-7107 email: okita001 cell phone: 651-592-6755
• DEHS: 6-6002 after hours: 911 email: dehs    DEHS Hazardous Waste: 6-1604 email: hazwaste
• NHH building manager: Chris Holly 6-0911 office: 5-5905 email: rbmsnhh cell phone: 763-760-4794

RBMS Building Coordinators

Between the hours of 5pm and 7:30am call the On Call Building Coordinator cell number: 763-760-4794

If the on call building coordinator does not respond after 20 minutes, call Chris Holly, Operations Manager, cell: 763-760-4794