Ensuring that the Department of Chemistry remains a safe place to work is the collective responsibility of all members of the organization. These web pages provide important safety guidelines and outline safety related policies currently in force. The departmental safety committee welcomes comments regarding safety policy and also requests the reporting of all accidents and incidents (near misses, unsafe practices, etc) occuring in connection to the activities of the Department of Chemistry.
Please familiarize yourself with the following emergency response information and bookmark this page for future reference:
Emergency & Other Useful Telephone Numbers (on campus dialing) (complete list) | |||
Corvallis Ambulance (Emergency) | 911 | Student Health Center [after hours & wkends] | 7-9355 [7-2724] |
Corvallis Fire Department (Emergency) | 911 | Facilities Services (24 hour service) | 7-2969 |
Corvallis Police (Emergency) | 911 | Poison Control | 9-1-800-222-1222 |
Dept. Public Safety & State Police (Emergency) | 7-7000 | Environmental Health & Safety | 7-2273 |
Corvallis Police (Non-emergency) | 9-766-6924 | Corvallis Fire Department (Non-emergency) | 9-766-6961 |
Dept. Public Safety & State Police (Non-emergency) | 7-3010 | Campus Information | 7-1000 |
Safety and Clean-Up Equipment in Gilbert Hall and GBAD |
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Safety Item | Gilbert Hall |
Gilbert Addition (GBAD) |
Exhaust Fan | stored in Chem Stores (Gilb 154) | |
Fire Alarms (alert Corvallis Fire Dept) | in corridors near stairwells | next to stairs in north and south ground floor lobby |
Fire Blankets | Gilb 318, 338 | on same wall as the issue room |
Fire Extinguishers (back-ups in most fire hose cabinets on each floor) | in corridors near to laboratory doors and by many exits | on same wall as the issue room and in same aisle next to hoods; each hood is also equipped with automatic fire extinguishers |
First-aid kits/cabinets | all shops, Gilb 023, 123, 153, 223, 323 and Chem Stores | on same wall as issue room, one at each end on all floors |
Safety showers & Eye washes | all laboratories have one of each | eyewashes - two in each aisle all floors; showers - two in entrance aisle next to hoods |
Flood Control (mops and buckets) | student shop, Gilb 123, 235, and 323 | one set on each floor |
Fume tester and hood draft test | contact EH&S, 7-2273 | |
Safety Goggles (to be worn at all times in labs) | available for purchase at Chem Stores or through University Safety Office | |
Spill control | Each group should maintain absorbent material to tackle chemical spills (contact EH&S for major spill control); solvent absorbent material for spills on each floor pillows available at Chem Stores |
last update: 11/5/13 (PRB)