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All Emergencies:

  • Call appropriate number below

  • Notify the HIM/NRB EH&S Office at 617-432-2762

  • Fill out an Incident Report Form

Chemical Spill Emergency 617-432-1901
Biological Spill Emergency 617-432-1901
Radiation Emergency  - weekdays 617-495-2060
Radiation Emergency  - evenings/weekends 617-432-1901
Facilities Emergency
(flood, leak, building damage, etc)		 617-432-1901
Medical Emergency or Personal Injury
  • Check the area to verify that it is safe for you to enter.
  • Call for help at the MEDICAL EMERGENCY number 617-432-1212.
  • If the area is unsafe, evacuate.  Close doors to affected area and prevent unauthorized access.  Assign someone familiar with the incident to provide information to emergency responders.
  • Do not remove injured person unless there is a danger of further harm from remaining in the location.
  • Care for the injured.  Remain with the injured until medical assistance arrives.  Initiate lifesaving measures if necessary and if you are trained.
  • Call your institution’s Health Service Center:
Harvard University Health Center

Minor Injuries:
617-432-1370 weekdays
617-495-5711 evenings/weekends
Emergencies: Report to Brigham & Women’s Hospital’s emergency room

Brigham & Women's Hospital

617-732-8501 weekdays
Report to BWH emergency room on evenings/weekends

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

617-632-0710 weekdays
Report to BIDMC emergency room on evenings/weekends

Children's Hospital

617-355-7580 weekdays
617-355-7845 evenings/weekends

Massachusetts General Hospital

617-726-2217 weekdays
617-726-2241 evenings/weekends

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

617-632-3016 weekdays
3-47845 evenings/weekends

Poison Control Center  1-800-682-9211
Radiation Injury

For injuries associated with radiation:

  • Treat the injury
  • Report exposure to Harvard Radiation Safety
    617-495-2060 weekdays
    617-432-1901 evening/weekends.
The HIM/NRB EH&S office provides the following services:
  • Management of the hazardous chemical waste program
  • Management of the Biosafety program
  • Emergency response for chemical spills/incidents and air quality issues
  • Laboratory safety inspections
  • Inspections of facility safety equipment including eyewashes, emergency showers, chemical spill kits, biosafety cabinets and chemical fume hoods.
  • Information resource for health, safety, and environmental regulatory compliance questions.
  • Oversees compliance with the MWRA Wastewater discharge permit
  • Industrial Hygiene services
  • Chairs the HIM/NRB Safety Committee
  • Develops and updates the Environmental Health & Safety Manual policies and Chemical Hygiene Plan