Hazardous Material Spill


For assistance, call the EHSO Spill Team

404.727.2888 for chemical, biological, and radiation spills.

What to Do

  • Remove contaminated clothing.
  • Flood the contaminated skin with running water from a faucet or safety shower for fifteen minutes; for biological spills please use both soap and water.
  • Obtain medical attention.
  • Provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to health care providers if possible.
  • Report the incident as soon as reasonably possible to your professor or supervisor and Employee or Student Health Services.
  • Seek medical care if contaminated.

Minor Cuts and Puncture Wounds

  • Vigorously wash the injury with soap and water for 15 minutes.
  • Obtain medical attention.
  • Report the incident as soon as reasonably possible to your professor or supervisor and Employee or Student Health Services.

Hazardous Material Splashed in Eye

  • Immediately rinse eye and inner surface of eyelid with water continuously for 15 minutes.
  • Forcibly hold eye open to ensure effective wash behind eyelids.
  • Obtain medical attention.
  • Report incident as soon as reasonably possible to your professor or supervisor and Employee or Student Health Services.