Safety

Safety
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Safety

Emergency Info

MAJOR EMERGENCIES (FIRE, POLICE, AMBULANCE):

  • Call 911 and call UBC First Aid:

Chemistry Dept Emergency Procedures Poster:

INJURY:

  1. For serious injuries call 911 immediately.
  2. For both serious and minor injuries call UBC First Aid:
  3. Immediately report the incident to your direct supervisor. For students and TAs the supervisor is the course or lab instructor.
  4. Report the incident as soon as possible to www.cairs.ubc.ca. Both the person involved and the supervisor MUST submit a report.

SPILL RESPONSE: 

  • SPILL CART equipment is located outside Rooms A352, A237, B170, C126E, D413, E215 and E415. Hydrofluoric Acid Kit is located in Glassblower’s Shop D113. DO NOT WORK ALONE!
  • Contact the Safety Office (604-827-5216) or UBC SRS (604-822-5909) for spill clean-up advice.
  • For spills greater than 1L, contact Fire Department (911) for backup.

  • Safe Work Procedures for spill clean up can be found here.

FIRE BELLS RINGING:

  • STOP ALL PROCEDURES – turn off all appliances and gas valves.
  • CLOSE ALL DOORS (DO NOT LOCK) after the last person has left the room.
  • EXIT BUILDING IMMEDIATELY – DO NOT USE THE ELEVATOR. DO NOT RETURN until the Fire Warden has announced “ALL CLEAR”.

Emergency Wardens:

SAFETY OFFICE:

Training Program

Mandatory Training

RMS Chemical Safety Training: on-line

 

Chemistry Department Fire Extinguisher Training, to register contact: chemsafe@chem.ubc.ca

 

General Chemistry Department Training

 

Policy & Regulations

Research Laboratory-Specific Training

TA Training (only for MSc and PhD)

Bullying & Harassment Training

Workplace Violence Prevention Training

Active Shooter Preparedness Workshop

Risk Management Services (RMS) Training (if applicable)

 

Chem Local Safety Team

CHEM Local Safety Team

Member
Location
Phone Number*
E-Mail
Gates, Derek (F), Co-Chair
CHEM D320
Clarkson, Monica (M&P), Co-Chair & LST Coordinator
CHEM A237
Bussiere, Guillaume (F)
CHEM B450
Button, Karen (M&P)
CHEM B170A
Herring, Ben (S)
CHEM C324/326
MacFarlane, Ken (M&P)
CHEM D236
Rezaei, Mohamad (M&P)
CHEM D313
Nadeau, Ben (GR)
CHEM E413
Zheng, Cameron (GR)
CHEM E215

*Add the digits “604-82” if you are dialing from a non-UBC VOIP Phone
Abbreviations: (F) = faculty (GR) = graduate student (M&P) = management/professional (S) = staff

Chem LST Minutes

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