Emergency

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.


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.

East Baltimore

Emergency Condition Phone Numbers Department
Bed Bugs (JHH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300 Environmental Services
Biological Exposure 5-7849 (5-STIX) or 410-955-7849 Occupational Injury Clinic
Biological Spill Work Hours:
5-5918 or 410-955-5918
After Hours/Weekends &
Holidays:
5-5000 or 410-955-5000
Health, Safety and Environment
Ask for HSE Manager On Call
Blood Exposure 5-7849 (5-STIX) or 410-955-7849 Occupational Injury Clinic
Buildings (JHH) Buildings (SOM/SON) Buildings (BSPH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
5-3323 or 410-955-3323
5-3451 or 410-955-3451
Engineering Maintenance Maintenance & Operations Facilities Management
Chemical exposure 5-6433 or 410-955-6433 Occupational Injury Clinic
Chemical spill Work Hours:
5-5918 or 410-955-5918
After Hours/Weekends &
Holidays:
5-5000 or 410-955-5000
Health, Safety and Environment
Ask for HSE Manager On Call
Chemical disposal 5-5918 or 410-955-5918 Health, Safety and Environment
Chemotherapy spill (JHH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300 Environmental Services
Communicable diseases 5-8384 or 410-955-8384 Infection Control
Electrical (JHH)
Electrical (SOM/SON)
Electrical (BSPH)
5-8300 or 410-955-8300
5-3323 or 410-955-3323
5-3451 or 410-955-3451
Engineering Maintenance Maintenance & Operations Facilities Management
Employee injury 5-6433 or 410-955-6433 Occupational Injury Clinic
Fire PULL ALARM then 5-4444 or 410 955-4444
Fire plans 5-5918 or 410-955-5918 Health, Safety and Environment
HEPA filter unit or PAPR (JHH) 5-8357 or 410-955-8357 Central Stores
Low Oxygen Alarm Work Hours:
5-5918 or 410-955-5918
After Hours/Weekends &
Holidays:
5-5000 or 410-955-5000
Health, Safety and Environment
Ask for HSE Manager On Call
Medical equipment incidents (JHH) 4-SAFE Clinical Engineering Services
Medical emergency 5-4444 or 410-955-4444 (JHH) or 9-1-1 (All other buildings)
Infectious waste (JHH) Infectious waste (SOM/SON) Infectious waste (BSPH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
2-0035 or 410-502-0035
5-3404 or 410-955-3404
Environmental Services Custodial Services Custodial Services
Mercury spill Work Hours:
5-5918 or 410-955-5918
After Hours/Weekends &
Holidays:
5-5000 or 410-955-5000
Health, Safety and Environment
Ask for HSE Manager On Call
Natural Gas Odors/Leaks (JHH): 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
(SOM/SON): 5-3323 or 410-955-5918
(BSPH): 5-3451 or 410-955-3451
Engineering Maintenance Maintenance & Operations Facilities Management
Needle sticks 5-STIX or 410-955-7849 Occupational Injury Clinic
Patient, adverse outcomes (JHH) 5-7949 or 410-955-7949 Legal Department
Pest control (JHH) Pest control (SOM/SON) Pest control (BSPH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
5-3323 or 410-955-3323
5-3451 or 410-955-3451
Environmental Services Maintenance & Operations Facilities Management
Plumbing (JHH) Plumbing (SOM/SON) Plumbing (BSPH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
5-3323 or 410-955-3323
5-3451 or 410-955-3451
Engineering Maintenance Maintenance & Operations Facilities Management
Radioactive material 5-3712 or 410-955-3712 Radiation Control Unit
Security emergency 5-5585 or 410-955-5585 Corporate Security Services
Trash (JHH) Trash (SOM/SON) Trash (BSPH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
2-0035 or  410-502-0035
5-3404 or 410-955-3404
Environmental Services Custodial Services Custodial Services
Utility outage (JHH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300 Engineering Maintenance
Visitor incidents (JHH) Visitor incidents (SOM/SON) Visitor incidents (BSPH) 5-7949 or 410-955-7949
2-2843 or 410-502-2843
2-2843 or 410-502-2843
Legal Department (JHH) Legal Department (JHU) Legal Department (JHU)
Wet floor (JHH) Wet floor (SOM/SON) Wet floor (BSPH) 5-8300 or 410-955-8300
2-0035 or 410-502-0035
5-3404 or 410-955-3404
Environmental Services Custodial Services Custodial Services

Homewood Campus 

Emergency Condition Phone Numbers Department
Biological Exposure 443-997-1700 Occupational Injury Clinic
Biological Spill 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security
Blood exposure 443-997-1700 Occupational Injury Clinic
Buildings 6-8063 or 410-516-8063 Plant Operations
Chemical exposure 443-997-1700 Occupational Health
Chemical spill 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security
Chemical disposal 6-8798 or 410-516-8798 Health, Safety and Environment
Electrical 6-8063 or 410-516-8063 Plant Operations
Employee injury 443-997-1700 Occupational Health
Fire PULL ALARM then 6-7777 or 410-516-7777  
Fire plans 6-8798 or 410-516-8798 Health, Safety and Environment
Medical Emergency 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security Office
Red Bag/Bio Box waste 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security Office
Mercury spill 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security Office
Natural Gas Odors/Leaks 6-8063 or 410-516-8063 Plant Operations
Needle sticks 443-997-1700 Occupational Health
Pest control 6-8063 or 410-516-8063 Plant Operations
Plumbing 6-8063 or 410-516-8063 Plant Operations
Radioactive material 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security Office
Security emergency 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security Office
Trash 6-8931 Custodial Services
Utility outage 6-8063 or 410-516-8063 Plant Operations
Visitor incidents 6-7777 or 410-516-7777 Security Office

Bayview Campus

Emergency Condition Phone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial (Asthma & Allergy) Fire, pull alarm then dial (All other locations) 0-0222 or 410-550-0222
0-0222 or 410-550-0222
Medical Emergency 9-1-1
Security Emergency (Asthma & Allergy) Security Emergency (All other locations) 0-0222 or 410-550-0222
0-0222 or 410-550-0222
All other emergent issues (Asthma & Allergy) All other emergent issues (All other locations) 0-0222 or 410-550-0222
0-0222 or 410-550-0222

Green Spring Station and White Marsh

Emergency Condition Phone Number
Fire, pull alarm then dial 9-1-1 then call 410-583-2460
Medical Emergency 9-1-1 then call 410-583-2460
Security/Safety Emergency 410-583-2460
Bio-Hazard/Chemical Spill 410-583-2460/410-955-4444
Blood Exposure/Needle Stick 410-955-STIX or 410-955-7849
Suspicious Mail/Substances 410-583-2460
Electrical/Water Outage or Structural Problem 410-583-2460
On-site Evening Security (White Marsh) On-site Evening Security (Greenspring) 410-382-7605
410-303-9555
Disaster Management 410-583-2460

Phone numbers are answered "live" in the Broadway Medical Management Office from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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)

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.
  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.

Location Phone Number
Medical JHMI 5-6433 Occupational Injury Clinic
5-3250 University Health
5-4444 Emergency
Medical Homewood 443-997-1700 Occupational Health
6-7777 Emergency
HSE JHMI & AAC 5-5918 [Emergency 5-4444]
HSE Homewood 6-8798 [Emergency 6-7777]

Other Johns Hopkins Safety and Emergency Related Sites

The Johns Hopkins University

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. 

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://mema.maryland.gov/Pages/IncidentSpecific-Winter.aspx