Treatment and Accident Reporting

The Occupational Injury/Illness Report Form MUST be completed by the injured employee’s Supervisor. This form is required to be received by the Office of Risk Management within 24 hours of a reported injury.

Medical Contact Information

1. For injuries in the lab which are major medical emergencies (heart attacks, seizures, etc…):
   1. Medical Campus: call or have a co-worker call the Control Center at 4–4444.
   2. Charles River Campus: call or have a co-worker call BU Police at 617-353-2121.
   3. You will be referred to or transported to the appropriate health care location by the emergency response team.
2. For lab exposures (needlesticks, cuts, scratches, splashes, etc…) involving infectious agents, call the ROHPResearch Occupational Health Program ROHP is part of the ... 24/7 hour number (617-414-ROHP (7647); or, 4-ROHP (7647) if calling from the Medical Campus) to be connected with the BU Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) medical officer. ROHP will refer you to the appropriate health care location (see below).
3. For all animal bites including those involving animals infected with any hazardous agents, call the ROHP 24/7 hour number (1-617-414-ROHP (7647); or, 4-ROHP (7647) if calling from the Medical Campus) to be connected with the BU Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) medical officer. ROHP will refer you to the appropriate health care location (see below).
4. For unexplained symptoms or illness call the ROHP 24/7 hour number (617-414-ROHP (7647); or, 4-ROHP (7647) if calling from the Medical Campus) to be connected with the BU Research Occupational Health Program (ROHP) medical officer. ROHP will refer you to the appropriate health care location (see below).

1. Under any of these scenarios, always inform the physician of your work in the laboratory and the agent(s) that you work with.
2. If you have been provided with one, present the wallet-size agent ID card to the physician.