UCSB offers various additional services aimed at maintaining a safe environment and increasing students’ awareness and comfort. Students may sign up to receive campus alerts via the UCSB Alert System and request an escort from CSO Safety Escorts when biking or walking at night. The campus community also includes the fully staffed UCSB Police Department and the UCSB Paramedic Rescue unit.
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If it is safe to do so, remove contaminated victim(s) from area.
Call 911 (or 9-911 from a campus phone) for immediate medical attention, or if chemical release threatens others. In extreme circumstances, activate the fire alarm, and evacuate the building.
Remove contaminated clothing and use emergency eyewash/shower.
Administer first aid as appropriate.
Notify EH&S at 893-3194 (24-hr phone line).
Provide information, including Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to emergency responders.
Medical Emergencies
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All Personnel
Call 911 (or 9-911 from a campus phone), if the condition requires immediate medical attention.
If poisoning is suspected, contact the Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Staff and Faculty Work Related Injuries
It is important that all work related injuries be reported immediately. During regular business hours, contact Workers’ Compensation at 893-8050 to report injuries and to obtain an authorization for initial medical treatment. If a work-related injury occurs outside of normal work hours, contact the Workers’ Compensation office at 893-8050 within one business day.
If an employee is hospitalized for 24 hours or more (other than for observation), or has an injury that results in a partial or full loss of limb (amputation), or loss of life, contact EH&S at 893-3194 (24-hr phone line) immediately. The campus must report these injuries to OSHA within 8 hours of the event.
Student Injuries
Undergraduates and graduate students (not staff/faculty) can be seen at Student Health Services (SHS) at 893-3371. If the victim needs immediate medical assistance call 911 (or 9-911 from a campus phone). There is no charge for having the paramedics (9-911 from a campus phone) come out and evaluate the victim. If the victim needs to be transported to Student Health Services or a hospital emergency room there is a charge.
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