Notify the Georgia Tech police department (ext. 4-2500)

• Location, e.g. Boggs, second floor, room 2-47
• Nature or kind of injury or illness
• Is victim conscious or unconscious?
• Should an ambulance be called?

1. If the caller can provide that information, the dispatcher will send an officer to the scene and call for an ambulance immediately if one is requested.
2. If the caller cannot provide that information, the dispatcher will send an officer who, upon arrival, will make an assessment of the situation, provide first aid to the victim and request an ambulance at the officer's discretion.
3. If the person can be transported in the police unit, the officer will provide that transportation.
   
   

The emergency response team will decide either of the following treatments.

• Emergency treatment for work related injuries to faculty, staff, and students may be obtained from the nearest hospital emergency room (normally not the campus infirmary).
• In some cases emergency treatment may be provided at the campus infirmary.

Financial coverage for work related injuries are handled through the state worker's compensation unit insurance and all follow-up care after the initial emergency treatment. There are certain reports which should be filled out after any accident whether or not an injury has occurred.

1. A person receiving an injury (no matter how trivial it may seem) shall report this without delay to the Research Director or Teaching Laboratory coordinator, if possible, or see that he or she is advised. The person notified of the injury shall be responsible for seeing to it that written reports are filled out by the injured and shall set any accident preventative measures in motion at once.
2. The necessary written reports are as follows:
   1. For any accident whether or not an injury occurs, the person involved in the accident must fill out a School Accident form at
      http://www.chemistry.gatech.edu/docs/Chemistry-Accident-Incident-Report-Sheet.pdf

      Alternately, the form may be obtained from the Chairman of the Safety Committee or from the Main Office. The form will be submitted to the Research Director for additional comments. Copies of the he completed report should be turned in to the Chair, School of chemistry and Biochemistry and Chairman of the Safety Committee. The reporting of accidents occurring in the undergraduate teaching laboratories will normally be the responsibility of the Teaching Assistant or Teaching Laboratory coordinator in charge of the laboratory.

   2. For work-related injuries, there is a Worker's Compensation Claim which must be completed by the supervisor of the injured person. The procedure is included in the following OHR website.
      http://www.admin-fin.gatech.edu/human/benefits/061100.html

      This claim is for the individual's protection, since insurance payments may not be issued if this form is not filed. The claim should be filed the day of the accident (within 24 hours) unless this is prevented by the seriousness of the injury. The injured persons supervisor (the Research Director or Teaching Laboratory Coordinator) reports the claim as indicated below.

      Supervisors should call TeleClaim (toll free 1-877-656-7475, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) to report injuries within 24 hours of an accident. Reporting should be delayed only long enough for the supervisor to take the employee to the doctor. Claims may only be reported by a supervisor. Employees can not call in their own claims.

      As soon as possible after the accident call with the following information:

      • Name and Address of Injured Employee
      • Name and Address of Employing Agency
      • Social Security Number of Injured Employee
      • Age and Sex of Injured Employee
      • Date & Time of Accident
      • Description of Accident (how, where, why)
      • Type of Injury (cut, scrape, burn, etc.)
      • Exact Part of Body Injured
      • Place of Occurrence
      • Full Time / Part Time Employee
      • Hourly / Weekly / Monthly Wage
      • Date of Hire
      • Witnesses (Name and Telephone Number)
      • Name and Address of Physician / Hospital
      • Has Injured Employee Returned to Work?
      • Anticipated length of disability
      • Basic Job Duties
      • Description of Physical Requirements of Job
      • Supervisor's Name and Telephone Number

      1. In addition, any appropriate health insurance forms for any health plan that the individual is covered by will need to be filled out.

   3. Accidents (non-injury), hazards, and hazardous practices must also be promptly reported by the observers of them to the Research Director or Safety Committee. In the case of hazards or hazardous practices which involve the facilities or housekeeping of any particular laboratory, the person responsible for the area should be notified.

      It may appear that some accidents, hazards, and hazardous practices are of such a trivial nature that no report seems necessary. The point to be remembered is: Will a report of the accident or hazard be of service in detecting and eliminating an unsafe condition?

   4. In the case of serious accidents and accidents of obscure origin, none of the evidence should be disturbed until an investigation is made by the proper authorities. Naturally, all steps necessary for protection of personnel take precedence over preservation of evidence.