OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 101 & 104 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): D.L. Sparks	Date: 5/25/01
Inspector(s): Jeff Fuhrmann and Jerry Hendricks	Period: Spring 2001

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	X
After hours work?	X			use buddy system
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?	X
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?	X			new students to train
Job Hazard Analysis?		X
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	X
Emergency training?			X
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?	X
Use of extension cords?	x			used w/surge protectors
Breaker/Circuit identification?			X	locked
Ground fault protection?		x		request ID of GFI circuits
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	x
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?		X		will label
Refrigerators/freezers?	X
Safety shower/eye wash?	X
Potable water protection?	X
First Aid Kits?	X
Needles/syringes secured?			X
Emergency lights?			X	none
Ice machines/microwave ovens?			X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			last inspec 3/1/01
Detectors/sprinklers?		X		no sprinklers
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?			X
Special concerns?			x
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	X
Storage by hazard?	X
Flammables/combustibles?	X
Container labels?	X
Excessive quantities?	X
Any materials which are highly toxic or carcinogenic require a Standard Operating Procedure developed. Check here for more details.	X			generic SOP
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Quantity of waste accumulated?	X
Segregated in proper containers?	X
Properly labeled?	X
Properly stored/secured?	X
PHYSICAL/ ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Equipment clean and operable?	X
Laboratory lighting?	X
Moving parts guarded?	X			in temp chamber
Noise levels?	X
Sharp edges, points?	X
Shields used?			X
Temperature?		X		too variable
Wet floors?	X
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Proper lab attire?	X
PPE made available?	X
Safety glasses being worn?	X
VENTILATION
Fume hood in use?	X
Fume hood certified?	X
Proper use of fume hood?	X
Fume hood cluttered?		X		some unused components
Biosafety cabinets?			X
COMPRESSED GASES
Unnecessary storage?	X
Capped/restrained/labeled cylinders?	X
Proper lines and regulators?	X
Regulators inspected?	X
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: If any of the following are being used in the lab, notify DOHS at x8475.
Acutely toxic chemicals	x
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens	x			As, Ni
Heavy metals	x			As, Ni, Pb, Cu
Hydrofluoric Acid
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards	x			As

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