Chemical or Hazardous Waste Spill

• Keep people away from the spill.
• If you know what the substance is, consult the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for hazards and clean-up instructions. If the release is small enough and can be cleaned up easily and isolated safely, handle it as a “Simple Spill” and clean it up as part of your normal job duties.
• If the MSDS is not available or the substance is unknown and the severity of the hazard cannot be determined, please contact:
• Your immediate supervisor
  If the supervisor cannot identify the substance or cannot be reached, then call:
• Campus Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) officer at (920) 424-1191, cell phone (920) 420-3088
  If the officer cannot be reached, then call:
• University Police Department, (920) 424-1212
• If you determine that an imminent hazard (i.e. serious fire or major injury) exists, immediately contact University Police at (920) 424-1212 and evacuate the area. Next, contact your supervisor and the EHS officer. 

Do not call 911 unless an immediate medical emergency exists.

Whenever handling chemicals or hazardous waste, employees have the right and are required to have the appropriate MSDS available for immediate consultation. Also, it always is a good practice to consult the MSDS prior to handling any chemical or hazardous waste.