Spills (SAFE Campus)

Minor Chemical Spills (Indoors).

Respond to minor chemical spills which pose no immediate threat to health or damage to property, as follows:

Notify occupants in the immediate area of the spill.
Use spill kits to absorb and contain the spill.
If unpleasant odours are generated, call 922.
Place waste in an appropriate, sealed container in a secure, well-ventilated area.
Arrange for chemical waste disposal through your Department or School. (Complete a Hazardous Waste Inventory Form, and to store the product until the waste can be picked-up.)

Respond to large chemical spills, or spills which pose a threat to health or damage to property, as follows:

Evacuate the immediate area.
If flammable chemicals were spilled, turn off spark-producing equipment and extinguish flames.
Assist contaminated personnel with the use of the eyewash station and/or emergency shower.
From a safe location, call 922. Identify the chemical involved, quantity spilled and hazards.
Wait in a safe location and keep unauthorized staff out of the contaminated area.
Provide the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to emergency responders.

In the case of all spills outdoors:

Call 922, or direct someone else to call.
Wait at the site until assistance arrives.
Contain the spill rapidly by diking with suitable available material. Cover openings to sewers, if able to do so.