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Office of Security, Safety and Risk Management

Emergency Response to Gas Leak

If you enter your laboratory and smell natural gas, or other suspicious gas odor:

  1. Evacuate the laboratory and call Campus Security (6482) or "Emergency" (6777) immediately. Do not turn on the lights or any other electrical equipment.
  2. Notify all persons in the area of the situation and assign persons to prevent entry into the lab.
  3. Turn off the circuit breakers to the lab located in the hallway.
  4. If a cylinder of toxic compressed gas in your laboratory has a small leak, move it into a hood if possible. If you suspect that the cylinder has a serious leak, evacuate the laboratory and call Campus Security (6482) or "Emergency" (6777) immediately.