General Code White Information
Code with definition
UC Davis Health Policy and Procedure, Section 1725
A serious hazardous material spill that is of a large volume or hazardous class that cannot be handled safely by a trained employee wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. In general, a spill of more than a liter of flammable solvent requires a call to 911.
What's the difference between a serious hazardous material spill and a small spill?
This is what will happen when you call 911 for a serious hazardous material spill:
A UC Davis dispatcher completes an incident report form which provides the necessary information to confirm a serious chemical spill. The dispatcher then notifies Sacramento Fire Department or an appropriate Hazardous Materials Team Emergency Responder. ("Code White" is NOT announced over the public address system.)
Appropriate administrative individuals are contacted for the Hospital, Campus or Primary Care Network.
The dispatcher follows up with telephone notification of "Code White All Clear" when ALL CLEAR is received from authorized personnel.
Occupational Safety Staff:
When notified of "Code White", Occupational Safety will respond and assess the situation. If necessary, Occupational Safety will advise the AOD (Administrator-On-Duty) to initiate a "Code Green" internal disaster plan.
Maintains records of all spills, incidents, and actions taken. Provides the Safety Committee a quarterly report of hazardous spill activities, and an annual evaluation of the program.
Coordinate activities with UC Davis Police, Fire Safety, Health Physics and other departments in response to hazardous chemical spill incidents.
Assure hazardous spills on construction sites are cleaned up, as advised by the Health and Safety Officer, in accordance with State and Federal laws.