Laboratory Accident Drill Simulated a Chemical Accident at OIST

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To prepare against any unforeseeable accidents in the laboratory, OIST conducted its first laboratory accident drill in March 2014. In the drill, which was attended by approximately 70 people and local fire department personnel, we practiced how to respond and how to treat injured people in the event that a chemical accident occurred during an experiment. The drill consisted of a lecture and a hands-on exercise: in the lecture, participants learned the rules and procedures of first response in a disaster, and, in the exercise, the volunteers practiced the operation of first response. The drill was concluded with comments from the chief officer of the fire department. Even though universities are aware that they have their own specific accident risks related to experiment activities involving inexperienced students, laboratory accident drills such as that explained in this proceeding have not been widely adopted. We hope our attempt will set a good example for those universities in how to train students and employees effectively.