Safety Plan Report. Investigators Barbara White. Authorized Personnel Personnel Position. Emergency Contacts. Lucian Lucia.

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1 Safety Plan Report Plan Number 969 Annual Approval 12/17/2009 Area BILTMORE HALL Approved 12/17/2008 Room 3006 Approval Notes No Chemicals in the area. Investigators Barbara White Position Research Operations Manager Home Phone Office Phone Room Office Building 3115 Biltmore Hall/Robertson Campus Box Department Wood & Paper Science Lucian Lucia Position Principal Investigator Home Phone Office Phone Room Office Building BILTMORE HALL Campus Box 8005 Department Wood and Paper Scien Orlando Rojas Position Principal Investigator Home Phone Office Phone Room Office Building 3205 Biltmore Hall Campus Box 8005 Department Wood and Paper Scien Authorized Personnel Personnel Position Dr. Youssef Habibi Ingrid Hoeger Research Associate Graduate Student Emergency Contacts Contact Campus Emergencies 911 Number Carolinas Poison Center (800) Environmental Health and Safety Center (919) Wake Medical Canter Emergency (919) Rex Hospital Emergency (919)

2 Langmuir Through measures processes at the air-water interface Categories Hazards PPE

3 spinning drop tensiometer measures interfacial tension of liquids Categories Hazards PPE

4 There are two types of evacuation: Evacuation Plan Department of Wood and Paper Science August General: All building occupants must evacuate. The General Evacuation Routes are marked on the Evacuation Plan map located in each lab s safety plan or in the hallways of each floor. All occupants shall exit the building immediately when a fire alarm is sounded and gather outside at Hodges Wood Products Lab where they will await further instruction. Instructors are responsible for ensuring their classes evacuate, and employees who are hosting visitors should escort them safely out of the building. Public Safety will advise when it is safe to return. Turn off all power and gas lines before evacuating if it can be done safely, and close all doors (offices/labs/fire doors). 2. Local: Occupants of the lab must evacuate. Local evacuations do not require exit from the building. Occupants of the lab should gather outside the lab entrance and await further direction. Avoid hindering any emergency operations in progress. In any evacuation, do not leave the designated meeting area. Your absence will be interpreted that you are still in the danger area and one or more persons may risk their lives looking for you. WHEN TO EVACUATE: 1. Fire of any nature. Activate pull station and proceed with general evacuation of the building. Phone Public Safety (911) from another building immediately. 2. Chemical spill. Since generally small quantities of chemicals are handled in the lab, spills are likely to be relatively small in volume, and may not require evacuation. Spills of fuming acids, such as concentrated hydrochloric acid, may require local evacuation, with re-entry when spill is properly contained and cleaned up. 3. Gas leak from cylinders or gas line. Scale of evacuation will depend on seriousness of leak and nature of gas. Minor gas leaks from cylinders may not require evacuation, but rather simply removal of the cylinder outdoors for pick-up by Central Stores (ext ). Cylinder rupture or valve breakage, or gas line rupture dictate evacuation. Open windows if possible. If the gas is reactive, corrosive, or highly flammable, general evacuation should proceed. Less reactive gases may dictate local evacuation. In the event of any gas leak, notify Barbara White or Dr. Orlando Rojas. 4. Power interruption: If fume hood blowers are not functioning as a result of a power interruption, open windows, make sure switches are left ON, and immediately proceed with local evacuation. Close lab entrance door. Do not enter room after power is restored; wait until notified by Public Safety that it is safe to return.

5 Emergency Facilities Closure Plan Department of Wood and Paper Science 3006 Biltmore Hall (Lucia) October 29, 2008 The actions listed below would be completed during an Emergency Alert Level 2 or Level 3 incident as declared by the Chancellor or his designate. This emergency alert information would be available on the website or through the Wolf Alert System (text messages). Please be aware that the unpredictable events of nature do not always allow for an orderly progression for emergency response as outlined below. In that event, prudent safety practices would dictate the appropriate response, meaning that departmental personnel should not risk personal injury to protect property. Materials Needed: Plastic sheeting to cover Langmuir, rheometer, and computers Labels and markers Tape Flash drive or cds Chemical Spill Kit Emergency Closure Procedure: 1. Ensure that the contact information on the door is correct: names/phone numbers for Dr. Lucian Lucia, Dr. Orlando Rojas, and Barbara White. 2. Verify that all chemical containers are tightly closed and stored in the appropriate cabinets. Do not leave anything on bench tops or open shelves. Pay attention to chemical incompatibilities when storing items; refer to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for guidance. 3. Remove all items from the floors (especially electronics) to ensure aisles are clear for emergency personnel to operate if necessary and to protect from possible water damage. 4. Suspend analysis on the rheometer and Langmuir at the end of the current sample being analyzed as noted in the instrument manuals. 5. Remove lab notebooks from the lab areas and store in plastic bags in a secure area. Label contents of the bags. 6. Back up all computers on a flash drive or a cd. Take these back-ups with you to a secure location. 7. Unplug all electrical equipment except for the refrigerator, making sure that a surge protector is in line with the refrigerator in case of a power surge. 8. Lower the temperature in the refrigerator and do not open it unnecessarily. Tape it shut.

6 9. After unplugging equipment, cover each piece with plastic sheeting, taping down the edges. Do NOT cover the refrigerator as this could cause a fire. 10. Pull the sash down on the fume hood and keep it running after removing all unnecessary items. 11. Make sure all utilities are closed (gas, air, water).