Emergencies

The Environmental Health and Safety Department provides a chemical spill cleanup service. Lab personnel are encouraged to seek assistance from the EHS Department if leaks or spills are detected. There is no penalty for reporting spills. The Chemical Spill Response Team operates under the direction of EHS. The Team is trained and equipped to deal with a wide variety of relatively minor chemical emergencies which involve small quantities of hazardous materials. Team members are available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling the EHS Department at extension 3316.