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Reporting an Emergency |Emergency Contact Information Chemical Splashes | Other Johns Hopkins Safety and Emergency Related Sites

The Department of Health, Safety and Environment, Emergency Information provides the Johns Hopkins Institution with a variety of emergency and non-emergency services.  We are committed to protecting the welfare of our Hopkins community members serving both Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System.  This web page provides a central source of safety and emergency contact information.

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Reporting an Emergency

For your reference, these are emergency telephone numbers to call if you see or hear anything that raises your level of concern for the following emergency conditions. 

Emergency ConditionPhone NumbersDepartment
Blood exposure5-7849 (5-STIX) or 410-955-7849Occupational Injury Clinic
Buildings5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Chemical exposure5-6433 or 410-955-6433Occupational Injury Clinic
Chemical spill5-4444 or 410-955-4444Centrex
Chemical disposal5-5918 or 410-955-5918Health, Safety and Environment
Chemotherapy spill5-5714 or 410-955-5714Environmental Services
Communicable diseases5-8384 or 410-955-8384Infection Control
Doors5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Electrical5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Employee injury5-6433 or 410-955-6433Occupational Injury Clinic
Extinguishers5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Fire emergencyPULL ALARM then 9-1-1
PULL ALARM then 0-2424
PULL ALARM then 5-4444 or 410 955-4444
Fire plans5-5918 or 410-955-5918Health, Safety and Environment
Gas5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
HEPA filter unit of PAPR5-5918 or 410-955-5918Health, Safety and Environment
Medical equipment incidents4-SAFEClinical Engineering Services
Indoor air quality5-5918 or 410-955-5918Health, Safety and Environment
Infection control5-8384 or 410-955-8384Infection Control
Medical devices5-5639 or 410-955-5639Clinical Engineering Services
Medical emergency5-4444 or 410-955-4444 (hospital) or 9-1-1 (all other buildings)
Medical waste5-5714 or 410-955-5714Environmental Services
Mercury spill5-5714 or 410-955-5714Environmental Services
Needle sticks5-STIX or 410-955-7849Occupational Injury Clinic
Nurse call system5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Patient, adverse outcomes5-7949 or 410-955-7949Legal Department
Pest control5-5714 or 410-955-5714Environmental Services
Plumbing5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Radioactive material5-3712 or 410-955-3712Radiation Control Unit
Safety training5-5918 or 410-955-5918Health, Safety and Environment
Security emergency5-5585 or 410-955-5585Corporate Security Services
Signs5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
TDD (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired)5-6446 or 410-955-6446
Trash5-5714 or 410-955-5714Environmental Services
Utility outage5-5770 or 410-955-5770Engineering Maintenance
Visitor incidents5-7949 or 410-955-7949Legal Department
Wet floor5-5714 or 410-955-5714Environmental Services

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Emergency Phone Numbers by Campus

East Baltimore Campus

Emergency ConditionPhone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial5-4444 or 410-955-4444
Medical EmergencyHospital Buildings: 5-4444
Medical EmergencyAll other buildings: 911
Security Emergency5-5585 or 410-955-5585
Other Emergency5-4444 or 410-955-4444
STIX Hotline for Bloodborne Pathogen Exposure5-7849 (5-STIX) or 410-955-7849
Occupational Health Services5-6211 or 410-955-6211
Occupational Injury Clinic5-6433 or 410-955-6433
Maryland Poison Center410-528-7701

Homewood Campus

Emergency ConditionPhone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial9-1-1
Medical Emergency9-1-1
Security Emergency6-7777 or 410-516-7777
Other Emergency9-1-1
Student Health Services6-8270 or 410-516-8270
Occupational Health Services6-0450 or 410-516-0450
Maryland Poison Center410-528-7701

Bayview Campus

Emergency ConditionPhone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial0-2424
Medical Emergency9-1-1
Security Emergency0-2424

Green Spring Station*

Emergency ConditionPhone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial9-1-1 then call 0-0222
Medical Emergency9-1-1 then call 6-7142
Security Emergency0-0222 or 410-550-0222

White Marsh*

Emergency ConditionPhone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial9-1-1 then call 2484
Medical Emergency9-1-1 then call 2484
Security Emergency2484 or 443-442-2484

*Note - For Green Spring Station and White Marsh

Phone numbers are answered "live" in the Broadway Medical Management Office from 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.  After normal business hours, weekends and holidays an automated phone system directs callers to various services through a series of prompts, which then calls or pages the appropriate person.

Press 1 - Call forwards to the roving security guard between the hours of 8pm to 6am seven days a week.
Press 2 - To report a maintenance issue
Press 3 - To receive inclement weather and building conditions status
Press 4 - For homeland security message (when needed)

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Emergency Contact Information Chemical Splashes                

If you are splashed with chemicals the procedure to follow is:

1. Remove contaminated clothing.
2. Flush the area with running water for a minimum of fifteen (15) minutes.
3. Have someone contact HSE and the appropriate medical clinic.

LocationPhone Number
Medical JHMI5-6433 Occupational Injury Clinic
5-3250 University Health
5-4444 Emergency 
Medical Homewood6-0450 Occupational Health
6-7777 Emergency
HSE JHMI & AAC 5-5918 [Emergency 5-4444]
HSE Homewood6-8798 [Emergency 6-7777]
LocationPhone Number
Medical JHMI5-6433 Occupational Injury Clinic

4. Follow the directions of the medical staff.

The medical staff will act as a facilitator to expedite getting immediate medical attention.  HSE will provide the information to the appropriate information on the chemical to medical personnel.

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Other Johns Hopkins Safety and Emergency Related Sites

The Johns Hopkins University

Emergency Telephone: 410-516-7781 or 1-800-548-9004
http://webapps.jhu.edu/emergencynotices/

Emergency Preparedness at Johns Hopkins

The Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR) was created to serve as the command center and clearinghouse for Hopkins' enterprise-wide planning for a reaction to any extensive-impact catastrophe. 

More CEPAR information is available at
http://www.hopkins-cepar.org/

CEPAR Intranet Web site restricted to Johns Hopkins Institutions employees only
http://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/cepar/

For CEPAR emergency related contact phone numbers and information
http://www.insidehopkinsmedicine.org/cepar/emergency_phones/#critical_event

Pandemic Flu Initiative

This is the official Hopkins system-wide source of information regarding pandemic influenza. Our goal is to provide the most current, accurate and official information relevant to pandemic influenza.

More information is available at
http://www.hopkins-cepar.org/Preparedness/index.html

General Emergency Preparedness

United States Department of Homeland Security

More Federal related information is available at
http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

Maryland Emergency Management Agency

More State related information is available at
http://www.mema.state.md.us/MEMA/index.jsp

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