{"id":1020,"date":"2016-11-14T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T20:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/?page_id=1020"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:51:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:51:39","slug":"emergency-response","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/emergency-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Radioactive Spill Response<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/USAWebID2.0Upgrade\/EV7lYc-PS1xDq2lkRZlH298Brq42gG3HSwHhFpR_zo9TtQ?e=brpGeD\">Minor Spills and Emergencies<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/405\/2016\/11\/pdf.gif\" alt=\".pdf format, Adobe Acrobat Required\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/405\/2016\/11\/Minor_Spills.pdf\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/USAWebID2.0Upgrade\/EeFbCd0uPsdHm0VqnwpMMYsBHypdqEyA5ZZ50RxYh3rckA?e=UgbenB\">Major Spills and Emergencies <\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/405\/2016\/11\/pdf.gif\" alt=\".pdf format, Adobe Acrobat Required\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Radioactive Spill Clean-Up<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All spills must be cleaned up as quickly as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Minor spills involving only a few microcuries of material where the radionuclide does not become airborne and emergencies where there is no personal injury can be handled by lab personnel utilizing the spill kit provided to each lab by Radiation Safety.<\/li>\n<li>All spills must be reported to the Radiation Safety Program at 414-430-7507.<\/li>\n<li>The authorized user is responsible for providing personnel to clean-up any contamination which results from work conducted under his\/her authorization.<\/li>\n<li>Custodial personnel shall not be asked to clean-up any contamination.<\/li>\n<li>Radiation safety personnel will monitor and supervise the clean-up of all major spills and accidents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Radiation Safety: Campus Emergency Phone Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>In case of a potential or actual radiation hazard, immediately call one of the following individuals for hazard evaluation, additional emergency procedures and corrective action information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kim Axtman, Radiation Safety Program\n<ul>\n<li>Office:\u00a0414-430-7507<\/li>\n<li>Home: 414-335-9786<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Melody Harries, Director, University Safety and Assurances\n<ul>\n<li>Cell: 262-442-4429<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Zack Steuerwald, Director, University Safety and Assurances\n<ul>\n<li>Cell: 414-430-1474<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Emergency Numbers:<\/h3>\n<table summary=\"Phone Numbers\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>51ÁÔÆæ Police<\/td>\n<td>Emergency<\/td>\n<td>Dial 9-911 from any hard-wired campus phone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>51ÁÔÆæ Police<\/td>\n<td>Emergency<\/td>\n<td>Dial 414-229-9911 from a cellphone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>51ÁÔÆæ Police<\/td>\n<td>Non-Emergency<\/td>\n<td>Dial x4627 from any hard-wired campus phone<br \/>\nDial 414-229-4627 from a cellphone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Accidents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/USAWebID2.0Upgrade\/EcJchmgxEcdJtTb-de6iIgMBTDvml7QUkoekn81GqW-0KA?e=lD7Jcm\"><strong>A<\/strong><strong>ccidents Involving Airborne Radioactivity<\/strong><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/safety-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/405\/2016\/11\/pdf.gif\" alt=\"pdf format, Adobe Acrobat Required\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/USAWebID2.0Upgrade\/EfNMXgdfkPNLmdHgbPdq6_wBuRqcubAPT5TM8BXvupEN9Q?e=8nPgeM\"><strong>Response Actions to Radioactive Release<\/strong> &#8211; Article by Allan Brodsky, National Health Physics Society<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For additional information contact the Radiation Safety Program at 414-430-7507.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Radioactive Spill Response Minor Spills and Emergencies Major Spills and Emergencies Radioactive Spill Clean-Up All spills must be cleaned up as quickly as possible. 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