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: 12/3/01
Inspector(s): Jerry Hendricks	Period: Winter 2001

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	X
After hours work?	X
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?	X			For 101
MSDSs in lab?	X			In 101
RTK/CHP training?	X			group trained on 10/01
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		Working to complete (Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web site)
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	X
Emergency training?	X
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?	X
Use of extension cords?	x
Breaker/Circuit identification?	X
Ground fault protection?		x		OK in 104, unsure in 101, waiting for Electrical Shop to evaluate
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	x
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?	X
Refrigerators/freezers?	X			LYH will check on incubator - still outstanding
Safety shower/eye wash?	X			7/01
Potable water protection?	X
First Aid Kits?	X			In 101
Needles/syringes secured?			X
Emergency lights?			X	hallway only
Ice machines/microwave ovens?			X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			11/01
Detectors/sprinklers?		X		no sprinkler system
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?		X
Special concerns?			x
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	X
Storage by hazard?	X			In 101
Flammables/combustibles?	X			In 101
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
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Quantity of waste accumulated?	X			In 101
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
Noise levels?	X
Sharp edges, points?	X
Shields used?			X
Temperature?		X		constant fluctuation
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			In 101
Fume hood certified?	X			9/01
Proper use of fume hood?	X
Fume hood cluttered?	X
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			X
Bloodborne pathogens			X
Carcinogens	x
Heavy metals	x
Hydrofluoric Acid			X
Infectious Agents			X
Lasers			X
PCBs			X
Pesticides	x
Recombinant DNA			X
Reproductive hazards	x

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