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Important Safety Information

Safety Data Sheets Emergency Codes

To identify the health. Safety The emergency codes are
Sign Up for Site and environmental impact of based on plain text commu-

medications and chemicals nications with a few well-
Specific Emergency
Alerts please access the Safety Da- known codes. Here are a
ta Sheets link located on the
couple of the codes, you will
Ask your Safety Coordinator intranet under Coworker re- learn more about these and
on your Unit for more infor- sources and/or Safety Re- other codes in your Safety
mation sources depending on your Training Module in LMS.
location.

Fire Safety

Race to the Fire!
PASS is an acronym used to re-
A Fire in a healthcare facility can quickly member the steps for using a fire
turn to disaster, but knowing what to do
can save lives. To respond to a fire re- extinguisher:
member to R.A.C.E. P-Pull the Pin

A-Aim at the base of the fire
R- Remove or Rescue
S-Squeeze the trigger
A-Activate Alarm
S-Sweep the Extinguisher from
C-Confine Fire
Side to Side
E-Evacuate & Extinguish