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Emergency Information
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
MINOR SPILLS
- NOTIFY: All personnel in vicinity and Responsible Investigator PREVENT THE SPREAD: Cover the spill with absorbent paper. CLEAN UP: Use disposable gloves and remote handling tongs. Carefully fold the absorbent paper and pad. Insert into a plastic bag and dispose in the radioactive waste container. Also insert into the plastic bag all other contaminated materials such as disposable gloves. SURVEY: With a low-range, thin-window G-M survey meter. Check the area around the spill, hands, and clothing for contamination. REPORT: Report incident to the Radiation Safety Officer if the contamination still exists.
- DOCUMENT: Make a complete record of the decontamination process, and submit copy to the Radiation Safety Officer.
MAJOR SPILLS
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CLEAR THE AREA: Notify all persons not involved in the spill to vacate the room.
- PREVENT THE SPREAD: Cover the spill with absorbent pads, but do not attempt to clean it up. Confine the movement of all potentially contaminated personnel to prevent the spread.
- SHIELD THE SOURCE: If possible, the spill should be shielded, but only if it can be done without further contamination or without significantly increasing your radiation exposure.
- CLOSE THE ROOM: Leave the room and lock the door(s) to prevent entry.
- CALL FOR HELP: Notify the Responsible Investigator and the Radiation Safety Officer immediately.
- PERSONNEL DECONTAMINATION: Contaminated clothing should be removed and stored for further evaluation by the Radiation Safety Officer. If the spill is on the skin, flush thoroughly and then wash with mild soap and lukewarm water.
| RADIATION SAFETY OFFICER |
GARY SPICHIGER |
| OFFICE PHONE |
(270) 745-7095 |
| CELL PHONE |
(270) 779-6601 |
| LOSS, THEFT, FIRE, EXPLOSION, OR VEHICLE ACCIDENT |
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SECURE THE AREA AROUND THE ACCIDENT. KEEP UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS AWAY, ALERT PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PRESENCE OF RADIOACTIVITY AND A POSSIBLE HAZARD. |
| 2. |
DO NOT LEAVE THE SITE. Send a helper or onlooker to notify the following: |
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Radiation Safety Officer: |
Gary Spichiger |
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Work phone: |
(270) 745-7095 |
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Cell phone: |
(270) 779-6601 |
| b. |
WKU Police: |
(270) 745-2548 or 911 |
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Local Fire Department where applicable: |
(270) 842-4831 or 911 |
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The Radiation Safety Officer in turn must immediately notify Radiation Control, Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services: 502/564-3700 (normal hours), or 502/564-7815 (after hours), and other local authorities as indicated. |
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The radiation worker should inform emergency workers of the radiation hazard possibly existing, should help them keep the area secure, and should explain to the emergency personnel the location of the radioactive device or chemical and the extent of the possible hazard. In no case should the radiation worker leave the site until qualified experts arrive, unless, of course, the operator is
seriously injured or incapacitated, and must be removed from the site by emergency personnel. |
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