For Exposure or Injury During

Work Hours (Monday–Friday 8am–4pm)

If an exposure or injury occurs during work hours and it is not a medical emergency, personnel should go to the Stanford University Occupational Health Center (SUOHC).

Environmental Safety Facility (ESF)
484 Oak Road, 2nd floor, Room 200, Stanford, CA 94305-8007
Phone: (650) 725-5308 Fax: (650) 725-9218

For Exposure or Injury

After Hours

After hours and on weekends, personnel should go to the Stanford Hospital Emergency Department. Detailed information is available on the SUOHC web page (https://suohc.stanford.edu/).

For any Exposure or Incident, the following steps shall be taken:

Step 1: Care for Personnel

• If there has been a needlestick/puncture, wash the affected area with antiseptic soap and warm water for 15 minutes.
• For a mucous membrane exposure, flush the affected area for 15 minutes using an eyewash.

Step 2: Medical Attention

If medical attention is needed, go to the Stanford University Occupational Health Clinic (non-life threatening incidents) or to the Stanford Hospital Emergency Department for medical emergencies or after hours. If a spill has occurred, contain and initiate clean up (see below).

Step 3: Notification

Notify PI, manager or supervisor to initiate an accident or exposure incident report. Initial report must be done at the earliest time possible, and within 24 hours of the incident.

Step 4: Reporting

SU-17 Incident Investigation Report
Use for any incident involving a Stanford University employee, student, visitor, and/or contractor (use an SU-17B for non-University employees).

Sharps Injury Report
In addition to the SU-17, use if a sharps (needle, scalpel, blade, animal bite, etc) was involved.

Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecule Incident Reporting Template
Use for any potential exposures or unauthorized research using biohazardous agents and/or recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid material.