• Notify all laboratory personnel of the spill.
• Restrict access to the spill area.
• Instruct personnel to wait in a clean/safe area within the lab, and not to leave until they are surveyed for contamination, by a Environmental Health and Safety representative.
• Put on clean gloves and use GM instrument to self-survey personal clothing and skin surfaces.
• Remove all contaminated clothing and place in a bag or on a pad.
• If your skin is contaminated, begin washing with mild soap and water in laboratory sink.
• Have someone else call from a lab phone and report the incident.
• Follow emergency call procedure.
  

  
  

For more information on radiation emergencies, consult the Radiation Protection Program Page