Emergency Procedures

Contacts (emergency & professional)

Bio-hazard & Hazardous Waste: Cleanup & Reporting

Bio-hazards include blood, urine, vomit, stool, etc.

Use Bio-hazardous waste clean up kit for any bio-hazard spills.
- Kit is located in Lang 122A
- ALWAYS wear gloves when handling bio-hazardous waste.
Ask a supervisor where to store the bio-hazard bag and bucket, as it may not be picked up right away.
Go to oregonstate.edu/ehs/waste.
- 1. Click “Hazardous Waste Pickup”
  2. Log in with your ONID
    1. - The form should auto fill your name, email, department (KidSpirit) and ONID.
      - For the phone number, enter KidSpirit's: 541-737-5437
  3. Note the room number and a short description of where the bag will be left.
  4. Select “Langton Hall” from the drop-down menu
  5. Submit the form.
Replenish the blood borne bucket with a fresh bag.
Complete an incident report

Mandatory Reporting:

The Oregon Legislature passed bill ORS 419B.005 in 2012 to include all employees of Oregon higher education institutions as “mandatory reporters” of child abuse, effective January 1, 2013. The law broadly defines children and youth as all unmarried minors under the age of 18. If you have “reasonable cause to believe” that any child with whom you come into contact has suffered abuse, or that any person with whom you come into contact has abused a child, you must immediately report the suspected abuse or abuser to local law enforcement or the Oregon Department of Human Services. The University also requires that you report this information to your supervisor.

Please note that this legal obligation is personal to you, as an employee of an Oregon higher education institution, and applies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and in any location, regardless of your assignment, and even if you are not on work time. All OSU employees are responsible for reporting suspected child abuse.

Abuse Reporting Procedure

If the report of suspected abuse is related to an OSU program, activity, service, or involves an OSU employee you must inform your supervisor and the Office of Human Resources. You must immediately report to the State of Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) or law enforcement if you have “reasonable cause to believe” that any child with whom you come into contact has suffered abuse, or that any person with whom you come into contact has abused a child. The law requires an “oral” report, so reports are typically made by phone. You may be asked for additional written information from the agency you contacted. Most DHS offices throughout the state are open 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. After hours reports should be made to local law enforcement. When you suspect child abuse immediately report it to the KidSpirit director, then to the appropriate agencies. Your director and immediate supervisor will always be available to help you through the process but they will never make a report for you or discourage you from making one.

If possible, provide the following information:

- Names and addresses of the child and parent
- Child’s age
- Type and extent of abuse
- The explanation given for the abuse
- Any other information that will help establish the cause of abuse or identifies the abuser
- In cases of imminent threat, direct reporting to law enforcement is required.

Who to call (find more contacts on this page)

If in Corvallis—OSU Oregon State Police (OSP) unit and Department of Public Safety (DPS).
If not in Corvallis—local law enforcement.
DHS Child Welfare Child Abuse Hotline: 541-757-5019 or 866-303-4643 Benton, Linn and Lane Counties.

There may be a time when you are unsure whether what you saw/heard constitutes child abuse. KidSpirit recommends that you report anything that makes you uncomfortable. The allegations are investigated and your report will remain confidential unless there is evidence of abuse found and a trial is imminent. Best-case scenario we feel the need to file a report and it was a misunderstanding. Worst case scenario we assume that it was a misunderstanding and a child is abused. We are in a unique position at KidSpirit where we truly can change the course of a child's life. When we come to work we take responsibility for their safety. We hope that this is never a position that our staff find themselves in, but we must be ready to act if it becomes a reality.

Report abuse