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Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:33:35 -0400
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From: Ken Kretchman <ken_kretchman**At_Symbol_Here**NCSU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Chemical Safety Headlines From Google (10 articles)
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Same here. Our calls for any campus emergency are to go to Campus Police
who are our 911 center and who you get when you dial 911 on campus. They
can dispatch on-campus EMTs, police, etc as well as make call to outside
responders for assistance.
Its tough to judge these incidents without knowing the campus infrastructur
e...
Ken
Kenneth Kretchman, CSP, CIH
Director, Environmental Health and Safety
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-8007
919-515-6860 (p)
919-515-6307 (f)
ken_kretchman**At_Symbol_Here**ncsu.edu
>>> Margaret Rakas 6/27/2011 4:17 PM >>>
I can't speak to her returning home, but in many colleges and universities,
the emergency procedure IS to call campus police, since they can
generally direct emergency crews better than an upset student.
Our public safety officers are all first-aid trained and some are EMTs.
There is a direct line between their dispatch and the town Fire Dept,
which would be the responder for ambulance needs as well as fire or
chemical spill emergencies. If Public Safety were called, they could be
on the scene here in three minutes or less; enough time to start giving
first aid and evacuating the building (if the student was too dazed/frazzle
d to do so).
So..that part DOES make sense. I know it likely would be different in
industry..
Margaret
my opinion only, not legal or business advice and may not be the opinion
of my employer or any group to which I belong...
>>> 6/27/2011 9:40 AM >>>
STUDENT INJURED IN BOSTON COLLEGE CHEMICAL ACCIDENT
Tags: us_MA, laboratory, explosion, injury, mustard_gas, toxics, water
Were Boston College faculty unaware of the recent academic accidents?
Especially with doctoral student returning home to treat her injuries.
Then the other graduate students called the campus police, not even 911.
Ujjvala (Vaiju) Bagal
Specialist, Methods Development
Phone: 01-912-964-9050 ext.53236
Fax: 01-912-966-5917
Email: Vaiju.Bagal**At_Symbol_Here**merckgroup.com
EMD Chemicals
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