Health and Safety Resources at NYS Agricultural Experiment Station
How to report an emergency:
If you believe there is an immediate danger to the health or safety of yourself or others (for example, fire, large chemical spill, or medical emergency call Geneva's Emergency Services.
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Geneva Fire Department 9-911
Geneva Ambulance, Inc. 9-911
Geneva General Hospital 9-787-4000
Geneva General Hospital - Emergency Room 9-787-4500
Geneva General Hospital - Emergency Room, fax # 9-787-4519
Geneva Police Department 9-911
Poison Control Center 9-1-800-333-0542
Station Emergency Number x2499
Security x2215
Environmental Health and Safety, Emergencies 8-5-1111
Environmental Health and Safety, Non-Emergencies 8-5-8200
Gannett Health Center 8-5-5155
In case of a medical, fire, or police emergency, you must be prepared to give the following information:
1. Type of emergency (medical or fire*)
2. Location of emergency (building name; location of building–streets and/or landmarks; floor and room number)
3. Telephone number from where call is being made
4. Caller’s name
5. What happened
6. How many victims
7. Condition of victim(s)
8. Help (First Aid) that is being given
–Let the people who answer the telephone hang up first!
–Have someone meet the emergency crew outside the building if possible
*In the event of a fire, pull the fire alarm, if possible; immediately leave the building and make the emergency call from another telephone in a safe location.
For other kinds of emergencies
call the Station Emergency Number x2499.
How to report an injury or accident, as a follow-up, not during the actual emergency:
If any employee is injured on university-owned or occupied space, a Cornell University Accident Report should be completed within 24 hours of the time of the accident. This form, with instructions for its completion, is available from your department administrator.
[Available at: http://www.ehs.cornell.edu/general/Accident.htm]
Health & Safety Personnel
Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) Coordinator:
Soon Kong, x2466 (ssk19@cornell.edu)
Ithaca Environmental Health and Safety Web site
Department Safety Committee:
Nancy Smith, Chair, (x2264), nls2@cornell.edu
Karl Siebert, (x2299), kjs3@cornell.edu
Herb Cooley, (x2266), hjc1@cornell.edu
Jane DeCann, (x2287), jwd1@cornell.edu
Allan Roloson, (x2260), amr3@cornell.edu
Department Fire Warden:
George Helfman, (x2411), gwh1@cornell.edu
Other Safety Resources
Ithaca's EH&S Chemical & Laboratory Safety Website
http://www.ehs.cornell.edu/labcall.htmDirector of Environmental Health and Safety, Andy Garcia-Rivera (5-8200), aeg2@cornell.edu
OSHA Lab Standard, Chemical Hygiene Plan, Tom Shelley (5-4288), tjs1@cornell.edu
Chemcial Safety Training Coordinator, Robin Goodloe, (5-5613), jag16@cornell.edu
CALS Occupational Health, Assistant Director, Mary-Lynn Cummings (5-2557), mc101@cornell.edu
http://www.cals.cornell.edu/OfficeResearch/OEH/EnvHealth.html
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), Veronica Parsons-Zieba, 4-4693, (vjp4@cornell.edu)
Occupational Health & Safety, Jim Grieger (5-8200),jrg5@cornell.edu
Radiation Safety Officer, Thomas J. McGiff (5-5835), tjm3@cornell.edu
Radiation Safety Officer, Geneva, Dave Soderlund (x2364), dms6@cornell.edu
Snow Removal (Geneva), Dave Lasher (x2220), dcl1@cornell.edu
Ice Removal from Buildings, Dave Lasher (x2220), dcl1@cornell.edu
Pesticide Waste Disposal, Mart VanKirk, Jr. (781-5307), mwv1@cornell.edu