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PHONE NUMBERS
| Blood & Body Substance Exposure (NeedleStick) Hotline |
353-7842 |
| Employee Health Services |
885-7580 |
| Health Services |
476-1281 |
| Biological Safety Officer |
476-2097 |
| LARC Veterinary Staff (On-Call Veterinarian) |
502-8687 |
| Emergencies (UCPD) |
9-911 |
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EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE
| Parnassus Campus - Moffitt Hospital |
Go To Emergency Room |
| San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) / Mission Center Building (MCB) |
SFGH Trauma Center/ Emergency Room |
| Mount Zion / Laurel Heights |
Mount Zion Emergency Room |
| Other Sites |
Nearest Emergency Center |
Always ask the Physician to call the Veterinarian On Call
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GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES
- Only work
with animals for which you have adequate training in safe handling
techniques.
- Read and
follow all safety signs and instructions in all animal areas.
- Use appropriate
protective clothing (masks or respirators, gloves, gowns, shoe
covers, eyes protection, etc.) when working with animals.
- Remove
gloves and wash hands before leaving animal area.
- Make sure
you have read and understood potential health and safety hazards
presented by the study.
- Limit use
of animals to authorized locations only.
- Do not
leave empty cages, water bottles, bedding, etc., in public hallways.
- Use designated
carts placed for such items.
- Use appropriate
transport carts/cages for moving animals.
- Contain
operations that generate hazardous aerosols in approved biological
safety cabinets or other ventilated enclosures. This includes
use of gaseous anesthetic agents.
- Follow
all appropriate biological, chemical, and radiation safety requirements
at all times.
- Promptly
decontaminate work surface after spills of viable materials
and when procedures are completed.
- Take extreme
care when using a needle and syringe for inoculating research
animals or when using sharps during necropsy procedures.
- Keep hands
away from mouth, nose, and eyes
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