Breadcrumb Home About Plan Your Visit Incidents A-Z Laboratory Incidents Fume Hood Failure Fume Hood Failure Alert If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately. Bruin Safe OnlineUCLA Campus Status Prepare Preparation steps Ensure laboratory contacts for emergencies are up to date. Respond Response steps Fire Close the fume hood sash if the fire is in the fume hood Ventilation failure Cease all operations that create hazardous fumes, gases or vapors Stop chemical reactions and de-energize electrical equipment Close fume hood sash Notify all lab personnel Report the ventilation failure to PI and post a note on the fume hood Contact Facilities Management (FM) for repairs as soon as possible Do not attempt to restart any ventilation equipment or reset the chemical fume hood. Need to see all emergency incidents?See all emergency incidents
Alert If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 9-1-1 immediately. Bruin Safe OnlineUCLA Campus Status Prepare Preparation steps Ensure laboratory contacts for emergencies are up to date. Respond Response steps Fire Close the fume hood sash if the fire is in the fume hood Ventilation failure Cease all operations that create hazardous fumes, gases or vapors Stop chemical reactions and de-energize electrical equipment Close fume hood sash Notify all lab personnel Report the ventilation failure to PI and post a note on the fume hood Contact Facilities Management (FM) for repairs as soon as possible Do not attempt to restart any ventilation equipment or reset the chemical fume hood. Need to see all emergency incidents?See all emergency incidents
