1. WATCH THE BIOLOGICAL SPILL CLEANUP TRAINING VIDEO

2. REVIEW THE SPILL KIT INSTRUCTION SHEET

How Do I:

Get a spill kit for my lab?

Labs without a spill kit can receive one by submitting a ticket to Bakar Labs.

Restock a used spill kit?

After cleaning up and reporting a spill, labs may ask Bakar Labs to replenish consumable items used from their spill kit (e.g., gloves and paper towels). 

Report a spill?

Biological spills must be reported to the campus Biosafety Officer (bso@berkeley.edu and cc: Opal@berkeley.edu ; support.bakarlabs@berkeley.edu ) within 4 working hours - this is an NIH reporting requirement. When you submit your report, please include the following:

1. What happened (material & organism, volume, biosafety level, whether or not it was recombinant)?

2. What PPE was worn at the time of the incident?

3. Was there an exposure of splash to yourself or others?

4. What was your cleaning procedure? Include the PPE that you used during cleaning.

5. What corrective actions you and your team plan to enact to avoid an incident in the future.

Get an extra spill kit or additional supplies?

Bakar Labs provides one basic spill kit per open lab. Labs are welcome to assemble their own extra kits or supplement the kit they receive from Bakar Labs with additional items. Labs are responsible for replenishing bleach in the kit once it has expired (10% bleach solution expires after 2 weeks). Please keep track of the expiration date for your bleach (Concentrated bleach expires after 1 year).

University of California, Berkeley EH&S 

https://ehs.berkeley.edu/safety-subjects/biological-safety/biological-spill-kits