University of Minnesota Duluth - SOP
Fill out the form and then print it and place in your Laboratory Safety Plan or Safety Binder. For assistance call 7273 or
6764
SOP Title
PI:
Building:
Biological Spill
Department:
CAS #:
Date:
Room #:
Hazard Class
or DDC code
NA
BioHazard
1. Personal Protective Equipment and Spill Kit Information (List PPE to be worn during cleanup and location
of spill kit, eyewash, shower, etc.)
2. List Decontamination Procedures:
3. Spill Procedures:
How do deal with a minor spill:
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How to deal with a major spill:
4. Waste Disposal Procedures. Explain how materials used in spill cleanup will be handled.
5.
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Exposure or Injury ( i.e. face or eye splash, cut or puncture with sharps, contact with non-intact skin,
animal bites or scratches).
Encourage needle sticks and cuts to bleed, gently wash with soap and water for 15 minutes; flush
splashes to the nose, mouth, or skin, with water; and flush eyes at the nearest eyewash station with
clean water for 15 minutes.
Call 911 or seek immediate medical attention if overtly exposed to recombinant or synthetic nucleic
acid molecules or RG2 infectious agent(s) in a BSL2 lab.
- For immediate care employees may go to Essentia Health Duluth Clinic Occupational Medicine (218)
786-3392 or St. Luke’s Occupational Health (218) 249-6822. (M/F day time). After hours, on
weekends or holidays, employees may go to Essentia Health St. Mary’s Emergency Care (218) 786400 or St Luke’s Hospital (218) 249-5555. You may seek medical attention at the closest available
medical facility or your own healthcare provider.
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- Follow-up must be done by one of the Occupational Health/Medicine Clinics listed above.
 Report the incident to your supervisor as soon as possible, fill out the appropriate documentation.
- Employee First Report of Injury
- Supervisor Incident Investigation Report
 Send Incident Report Form to the IBC if exposure has occurred during work on an IBC protocol. Any
incident involving rDNA must be reported to the IBC within 24 hours to meet institutional requirements
prescribed by the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving rDNA Molecules.
 Report all biohazard exposures to the Duluth Environmental Health and Safety office at 218-726-7273
and Office of Occupational Health and Safety (612-626-5008) or uohs@umn.edu.
Note: It is important to fill out all of the appropriate documents to be eligible to collect workers
compensation should any complications from the hazardous exposure arise in the future.
6. Additional Information:
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