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NOTE: The Department of Occupational Health and Safety
is equipped with a mercury vacuum to effectively remove spilled mercury.
- RESTRICT the AREA – allow no one to
enter the room except for urgent patient care or containment of the
spill.
- Contact Chemical Safety at 4-2487
- Patients may need to be moved if possible
to allow mercury to be cleaned from the area.
BROKEN THERMOMETERS- these can be safely collected
in a container that can be sealed. When doing this make sure you wear
disposable gloves and make sure all mercury and mercury contaminated
waste is disposed of in a manner consistent with disposal of other chemical
waste.
- After cleaning up the spill wash hands thoroughly
with soap and water.
- Report all mercury spills to Chemical Safety
at 4-2487
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