Seven hospitalized after acid spill at School of Nursing building
Updated Wednesday 1:28 p.m. Seven people were hospitalized Tuesday after an acid spill at a dialysis center that shares a building with the Yale School of Nursing.
Around 5:30 a.m., workers at the privately-run dialysis center spilled several gallons of an acid mixture used to clean dialysis equipment, the New Haven Register reported. The workers tried to ventilate the area after the spill, but in doing so, they allowed fumes to spread throughout the building. When other...
OSHA requires hazardous materials training so that workers whio confront such stituations know how to respond to prevent such exposures to patients and/or healthcare workers. I wonder if such advance training was provided in this situation? The employer is required to contact OSHA when such incidents result in multiple hospilizations. I suggest contacting your New Haven area OSHA office (www.osha.gov) for assistance. If I can be of help, please feel free to contact me as well. Bill Borwegen, Health and Safety Director, Service Employees Internationoal Union, 202-730-7385, Bill.Borwegen@seiu.org.