Flow chart of resources for consultation and referral

Lab Safety

• Please review lab safety rules in the lab manual with your students
• Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are on the front counter of all labs

If students are injured during lab:

• For minor injuries, use the first aid kit above the sinks in all labs
• For larger injuries, use your judgement to call 911, Public Safety (541-737-3010) or escort the student to Student Health Services (open 9-6). Do not send the student alone.

If students get chemicals in their eyes:

• Use the eye wash kit on the counters of 228 and 247 and the eye wash stations at each sink in 226.

If students or GTAs would prefer not to walk alone when leaving lab late at night:

• Call SafeRide for transportation. Signage on every lab door with more information.

• Absolutely no food and drink in the labs. Students can eat and drink in the hallway. They should leave all open food/beverage containers on the counter near the door or in the hallway.
• All service animals must be approved by course coordinators to be in the lab. Please send all students requesting service animal accommodations to the course coordinators.

OSU Safety Policy and Procedures:

The Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SAF) provides guidelines and information for Oregon State University about programs and services provided by Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and the Office of Risk Management (ORM). Policies and procedures contained in this manual reflect requirements, standards, and statutory and regulatory mandates established at the local, state, and federal level and by the State Board of Higher Education. In many cases, specific procedures related to these policies are located at the main EH&S web site, and are linked herein.

Emphasis is on providing guidelines and information on prudent operating practices to:

1. Protect human health and the environment,
2. Ensure regulatory compliance, and
3. Preserve University interests and assets.

This emphasis is consistent with the EH&S mission statement: To foster a safe and healthful environment for the OSU community

and the ORM mission statement: Protecting our resources to provide the OSU community with

• excellent academic programs, educational experiences, and creative scholarship.

In Case of Fire

1. Activate the building fire alarm by pulling the nearest wall "fire pull" to alert occupants. The alarm does not always call fire fighters to the scene, but most alarms are connected to the campus notifier system that is monitored by the Public Safety Dispatch Center.
2. Call the Corvallis Fire Department (911), and give the exact location of the fire.
3. Evacuate occupants from the building. Follow building evacuation procedures below. Send someone outside the building to direct fire fighters to the scene.

For small fires, use the closest appropriate fire extinguisher. Do not use water on electrical fires.

Building Evacuation

When the alarm sounds, walk to the nearest usable exit. Use the stairways and never use the elevator because it can quickly become filled with smoke and be a firetrap when electrical power is lost. Be aware of alternate exits from the building.

Before leaving the workstation, take personal valuables and lock up any valuable materials or documents. Do not, however, endanger life through delay. For detailed instructions, see SAF 204: Building Evacuation Planning.

Use fire escape ladders only when the stairways are closed by fire. Before opening a door during a fire, feel each door with the back of your hands before opening it. If it feels hot, use an alternate exit. If caught in smoke, keep low where the air is better. Take short breaths through the nose.

When outside the building, do not block doorways or driveways. Stay a minimum of 100 feet from the building. Do not return to the building until advised to do so by personnel in charge.

Emergency Treatment

Determine the extent of a person’s injury by checking for breathing, pulse, bleeding, possible fracture, and pain. Administer first aid appropriate for the injuries if you are properly trained.

If the injured person is:

• Unconscious or ambulatory, dial 911 on any campus phone for the Corvallis Fire Department ambulance. The ambulance crew will determine whether injured students should be transported to the Student Health Center or to the hospital.
• Conscious and ambulatory STAFF, arrange for transportation by car or ambulance to the hospital or doctor’s office as desired by injured person. If a supervisor or fellow employee is not available to provide transportation, contact Public Safety at 7-7000 because they are responsible for ensuring that appropriate transportation is obtained.
• conscious and ambulatory STUDENT, arrange transportation to the Student Health Center in Plageman Hall by calling Public Safety (7-7000) day or night. Students may also go to their personal physicians if desired.

Accident Investigation

Staff
For accidents involving staff, the supervisor should immediately investigate the accident. All accidents should be reported to the Office of Human Resources on the Report of Accident form. Complete the SAIF 801 form and the Report of Accident form for all accidents resulting in lost time or off-campus medical attention. See SAF 203: Accident Investigation for more information.

Student
A faculty member, supervisor, or other involved person should immediately investigate the accident. File the Report of Accident form with the Office of Human Resources, clearly indicating that the injured person is a student. Student employees are covered by Workers’ Compensation, but students are not. If the student employee receives medical attention or misses work, complete a SAIF 801 form in addition to the Report of Accident and send both forms to the Department of Human Resources. See SAF 203: Accident Investigation for more information.

Active Shooter

Police: Call 9-1-1

Emergency Medical Response: Call 9-1-1

If an active shooter is outside your building or inside the building you are in, you should:

1. Try to remain calm.
2. Try to warn faculty, staff, students, and visitors to run away

• Have one person call 9-1-1 and provide: “this is (name), (give your location) and we have an active shooter at (building on OSU campus) gun shots fired.” If you are able to see the offender(s), give a description of the person(s) sex, race, clothing, type of weapon(s), location last seen, direction of travel, and identity – if known.
• If you have observed any victims, give a description of the location seen and a description.

1. If you cannot run away, seek immediate shelter.

• Proceed to a room that can be locked or barricaded.
• Lock and barricade doors and windows. Turn off lights. Close blinds. Block windows.
• Turn off radios and other devices that emit sound.
• Keep yourself out of sight and take adequate cover/protection, e.g. hide inside a closet, get behind concrete walls, thick desks, filing cabinets, or any other object that will stop a bullet penetration.
• Stay close to the ground after locking the door and finding a hiding place
• Silence cell phones.
• Have one person call 9-1-1 and provide: “this is (name), (give your location) and we have an active shooter at (building on OSU campus) gun shots fired.” If you are able to see the offender(s), give a description of the person(s) sex, race, clothing, type of weapon(s), location last seen, direction of travel, and identity – if known.
• If you have observed any victims, give a description of the location seen and a description.
• If you observed any suspicious devices (improvised explosive devices), provide the location seen and description.
• If you heard any explosions, provide a description and location.

1. Wait patiently until a uniformed police officer, or an OSU official provides an “all clear”. Ask for identification to confirm the responder’s status.
2. Unfamiliar voices may be an active shooter trying to lure you from safety; do not respond to commands until you can verify with certainty that they are being issued be a police officer, or OSU official.
3. Rescue of people should only be attempted if it can be accomplished without further endangering the persons inside the secure area.
4. Depending on circumstances, consideration may also be given to exiting ground floor windows as safely and quietly as possible.
5. If a lockdown is implemented, no one will be allowed enter or leave the building.

If an active shooter enters your office or classroom, you should:

1. Arm yourself with any kind of weapon possible
2. Fight for your life

If you are in an outside location and encounter and active shooter, you should:

1. Try to remain calm.
2. Move away from the active shooter or sounds of the gunshot(s) and/or explosion(s).
3. Look for appropriate locations for cover/protection, e.g. brick walls, retaining walls, large trees, parked vehicles, or any other object that may stop bullet penetration.
4. Try to warn other faculty, staff, students, and visitors to take immediate cover.
5. 5. Call 9-1-1 and provide the information listed in the first guideline.

Recovery:

• Be prepared to be interviewed by officials
• Contact your supervisor to seek counseling services

Mitigation:

• Install locks or devices on doors that allow the door to be locked from the inside
• Obtain keys to lock exterior doors

Preparedness:

• Review with staff and faculty how to respond to acts of violence
  • Watch the Run, Hide, Fight videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcSwejU2D0
  • Familiarize staff with any “safe” word that is used to communicate the situation to Public Safety
• Identify who has the capability and responsibility to lock exterior building doors
• An active shooter is a person or persons who appear to be actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in populated areas on the campus. Active shooter situations are dynamic and evolve rapidly, demanding immediate response by the community and immediate deployment of law enforcement resources to stop the shooting and prevent harm to the community. Be aware that the emergency phone lines become overwhelmed in this type of situation.
• Know the response by law enforcement
  • They will by-pass wounded and anyone else as they go directly to the shooter
  • They evaluate every person as a shooter. Keep your hands above your waist, stay on the floor, do not distract the responder from finding the shooter.
  • When directed out of the building, keep your hands empty, keep them above your head and move quickly in the direction responders tell you.