Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Program

STUDENT INJURY/ILLNESS PROCEDURES: If a student is seriously injured or ill in your teaching laboratory and needs medical assistance please follow the procedure below. If a student has a minor injury the most treatment we are allowed is to provide a bandage. The student should always be referred to the Student Health Center for professional evaluation. Injured students should be informed that they are responsible for all medical costs incurred through treatment at any location other than the SHC. This includes treatment sought for severe injuries (necessitating off-campus treatment) or injuries that occur when the SHC is closed; EVEN IF THE STUDENT WAS INJURED IN CLASS. Please inform your students that supplemental medical insurance is available through the SHC for a nominal fee. Please refer to Safety Memo 56 and 61 for further information regarding student injury policies and procedures.

Please note: If the injured person is an employee of either the University or the Foundation and the injury is work-related, different procedures must be followed. The injured employee must immediately contact their supervisor and Kristin Hunter or Jeff Mellon x-55623 of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Safety Office. The Safety Office personnel will guide the employee through the correct procedures and obtain medical help.

1) GET HELP - Dial 911 FROM ANY OFFICE PHONE or use one of the special CSULB campus emergency phones. Know these key CNSM Emergency phone locations:

PH3 second floor stairwell near PH3-207C

PH2 second floor, across the hall from the PH2-214

PH3 first floor in the cross hallway near PH3-116

PH3 basement across the hall from the Safety Office, PH3-018

MICROBIOLOGY 100 Level, across from elevator (in a wall-mounted box)

PH2, PH3, MLSC and Microbiology elevators (inside each)

PH2/3 Loading Dock (to the left of the "Blockhouse" door)

MLSC near the elevators

These are direct lines to CSULB Public Safety. Give them as much information as possible.

2) STUDENT HEALTH CENTER - The Student Health Center (SHC) is used for the student's initial treatment when possible. If the student needs to be transported to the SHC or elsewhere, campus Public Safety will make the arrangements. A student injured in a lab may be required to present a medical clearance document prior to readmittance to the lab.

3) BLOOD - If anyone is injured and any blood or human body fluids are involved, please notify the CNSM Safety Office (X5-5623) or Campus Safety and Risk Management (x5-2283). Certain protocols should be followed anytime anyone is exposed to human body fluids. College Safety personnel have received special training in the handling and clean-up of infectious materials and are the only CNSM personnel who should clean-up a spill of that nature.

4) REPORTING - The supervisor in charge of the area must file an Incident Report. These forms are available in department offices and the CNSM Safety Office. Do not have the injured student fill out the Incident Report; the lab supervisor is required to complete the report. Get help from department administration or the CNSM Safety Office if necessary. Turn in the completed form to your department office and give a copy of the Incident Report to the lab course coordinator.

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