MCVD LAB EMERGENCY PLAN
Medical / Life
CALL 911 with pertinent information -identify emergency, identify yourself and provide your location.
Use materials in the First Aid Kit- located at 4-040 / 4-032 entrance
Call someone to assist
Notify supervisor Spencer Proctor 780-909-7004
Fire
Do NOT try to fight a fire
Remove the fuel source, if possible (i.e. turn off gas, unplug hotplate)
Leave the room/area
Close door to the room
CALL 911 with pertinent information -identify yourself and provide location of fire.
PULL FIRE ALARM located at south stairway
EVACUATE BUILDING following MCVD Evacuation PROCEDURE
Hazardous Material Exposure / Spills
Contain the spill
Clean small spills immediately.
Use the Chemical or Biological Spill kit
Spill Kits located at entrance of 4-040 and sink area of 4-032 lab
Large spills- Leave area immediately
Close doors
Warn lab members
Spill SOP’s and response guidelines are located in 4-040 entrance
Report spill to University Control Centre 780-492-5555
Suspicious Activity / Unauthorized People
Keep away, stay at a safe distance
Do not confront individuals
Call University Protective Services 780-492-5050
Life threatening Call 911
Suspicious Package
Call University Control Centre 780-492-5555
Report immediately to supervisor Spencer Proctor 780-909-7004
Warn other lab members
Power Failure
Notify University Control Centre 780-492-5555
Report immediately to supervisor Spencer Proctor 780-909-7004
Check equipment: -80 freezers take action to relocate samples if necessary
Do NOT enter areas with STANDING WATER- Electrocution Hazard
Access duration of loss of power
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MCVD LAB EVACUATION PROCEDURE
PROCESS:
Department/Faculty: AFNS/ALES
Location: 4th Floor LKS Centre
Supervisor: Dr. Spencer Proctor 780-492-4672 Email: spencer.proctor@ualberta.ca
Emergency Contact: Dr. Spencer Proctor After-hours Contact: 780-909-7004
SCOPE:
University buildings may be evacuated for a variety of reasons, including fire, weather emergencies, hazardous material releases or bomb threats.
Familiarize yourself with the evacuation route and designated muster (gathering) point.
For more information on this and other emergency procedures visit: uab.ca/emergency
STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE OF THE PROCESS:
- Stay calm, do not panic
- Stop all work immediately or begin to shut down experimental work. If unable to do so alert the floor warden or contact Protective Services (780-492-5050)
- Turn off hazardous equipment
- Secure samples if possible
- Take keys, personal identification
- Clear from work space, alert coworkers, do not leave anyone behind
- Close doors behind you
- If smoke is present, crawl along the floor, cover mouth and nose
- Leave immediately, seeking the nearest designated exit
- Use stairways (south and north side of LKS), do NOT use elevators
- *People who cannot evacuate using the stairs for mobility reasons will:
Report to the nearest emergency exit stairwell and remain there or
Alert the Floor Warden or contact Protective Services (780-492-5050)
*In LKS the stairwells on both sides of the building are fire-rated and safe
places to wait for assistance.
- Leave and move away from the building
- Meet at the Muster Point; Parking Lot C, south side of the LKS building (facing the hospital)
- Notify floor wardens or emergency responders if you suspect that someone is still inside
- Do NOT re-enter the building until permitted to do so by emergency responders or the Fire Warden
- IMPORTANT: If there is an emergency, and the alarm has not sounded, activate the fire alarm at the nearest pull station.