Emergency Action and Contingency Plan This resource was developed by LabCentral for the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab Revision 4, Effective October 9, 2019 Emergency Action and Contingency Plan 2019 Table of Contents 1.0 PURPOSE.............................................................................................................................4 1.1 Life Lab Profile ........................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Location of the EACP.................................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Review ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Emergency Assistance Agreements ........................................................................................... 5 1.5 Non-Emergency Assistance Agreements ................................................................................... 6 2.0 EMERGENCY And Other CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................7 3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................................8 3.1 Members .................................................................................................................................... 8 3.2 Life Lab Safety Officer (Chemical Hygiene/Biosafety) ............................................................... 8 3.3 Emergency Coordinator(s) ......................................................................................................... 9 3.4 Harvard University Police Department ...................................................................................... 9 3.5 HBS Security Operations Center ................................................................................................ 9 3.6 Harvard University Operations Center ...................................................................................... 9 3.7 Harvard Local Emergency Management Team ......................................................................... 9 3.8 Triumvirate Environmental ...................................................................................................... 10 3.9 Local Emergency Response Officials (Boston Fire Department) ............................................. 10 4.0 PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS ..................................................................................... 10 4.1 Controls for Reaction of Incompatible Waste ......................................................................... 10 4.2 Hazards Prevention in Unloading Operations Involving Chemicals ........................................ 10 4.3 Hazardous Waste Run-Off Prevention ..................................................................................... 11 4.4 Hazardous Waste Exposure Prevention .................................................................................. 11 4.5 Hazardous Substances Spread Prevention and Rapid Spill Response Capability .................... 11 5.0 EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................. 11 5.1 Fire Extinguishers and Fire Alarm Pull Stations ....................................................................... 11 5.2 Safety Showers and Eye Washes ............................................................................................. 12 5.3 Laboratory Spill Kits ................................................................................................................. 13 5.4 First Aid Kits ............................................................................................................................. 14 5.5 Automated External Defibrillator (AED) .................................................................................. 14 Page 2 of 29 Emergency Action and Contingency Plan 2019 6.0 EMPLOYEE TRAINING AND DRILLS...................................................................................... 15 6.1 Training .................................................................................................................................... 15 6.2 Drills ......................................................................................................................................... 16 7.0 EMERGENCY EVACUATION ................................................................................................ 17 7.1 First Steps in the Case of an Emergency .................................................................................. 17 7.2 Local Area Evacuation .............................................................................................................. 17 7.3 Facility Evacuation ................................................................................................................... 17 7.4 Evacuation Clearing Routes ..................................................................................................... 18 8.0 PROCEDURES FOR SPECIFIC EMERGENCIES ......................................................................... 18 8.1 Emergency Communications ................................................................................................... 18 8.2 Fire and/or Explosion ............................................................................................................... 19 8.3 Medical Emergencies ............................................................................................................... 19 8.4 Violence/Police Intervention ................................................................................................... 19 8.5 Bomb Emergency or Threat ..................................................................................................... 20 8.6 Suspicious Packages ................................................................................................................. 20 8.7 Chemical/Biological Spills ........................................................................................................ 21 8.8 Utility Outages ......................................................................................................................... 22 9.0 EMERGENCY CALL FLOW CHARTS ....................................................................................... 23 9.1 Fire/Medical Emergencies ....................................................................................................... 23 9.2 Violence/Police Intervention ................................................................................................... 23 9.3 Incidental Chemical/Biological Spills ....................................................................................... 23 9.4 Emergency Chemical/Biological Spills ..................................................................................... 24 10.0 FACILITY MAPS .................................................................................................................. 24 10.1 Emergency Equipment & Exit Locations (First Floor) .............................................................. 25 10.2 Emergency Equipment & Exit Locations (Second Floor) ......................................................... 26 10.3 Red Building Evacuation Clearing Route (First Floor) .............................................................. 27 10.4 Blue Building Evacuation Clearing Route (Second Floor) ........................................................ 28 11.0 AFTER AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED ............................................................ 29 12.0 REVISION HISTORY ............................................................................................................ 29 Page 3 of 29 Emergency Action and Contingency Plan 2019 1.0 PURPOSE The Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab is committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy environment for all who work in or visit our facility. The purpose of the Emergency Action and Contingency Plan (EACP) is to help protect Life Lab members, visitors, contractors and other personnel from serious injury, property loss or loss of life in the event of an emergency. The EACP describes the responsibilities and actions recommended in foreseeable emergencies. While it is impossible to anticipate all possible situations that might arise, it is our hope that the implementation of this plan and the trainings associated with emergency response will give Life Lab members and teams the ability to respond calmly. This document provides information on procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency. Please contact the Life Lab Safety Officer with any suggested improvements to the EACP. The Life Lab team encourages all suggestions because we are committed to the success of our Emergency Action and Contingency Plan. We strive for clear understanding, safe behavior and involvement in this EACP from all members and Life Lab team. 1.1 Life Lab Profile The Life Lab is a shared lab facility that provides furnished laboratory space and resources to multiple early-stage life science companies and Harvard University student teams. It is located at 127 Western Avenue in Allston (Boston), MA. The Life Lab has created this EACP to aid in the prevention and minimization of real or potential hazards to public health, safety, and the environment from fires, explosions, spills or any other unplanned releases of hazardous materials from the Life Lab