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:  9/13/02
Inspector(s):  G. Hendricks	Period: Fall 2002

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			Online.
Biological material inventory available?			X
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?	X
Job Hazard Analysis?		X
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	X
Emergency training?	X
Lab doors closed?		X		Occasionally open
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?	X
Use of extension cords?	X
Breaker/Circuit identification?		X
Ground fault protection?	X
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?		X		Doorway floor tile chipped.
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?	X
Refrigerators/freezers?	X
Safety shower/eye wash?	X
Potable water protection?	X
First Aid Kits?	X
Needles/syringes secured?			X
Emergency lights?	X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?			X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X
Detectors/sprinklers?		X
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		Need one for arsenic.
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Quantity of waste accumulated?	X
Segregated in proper containers?	X
Properly labeled?		X		Use common names.
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
Wet floors?	X
Air quality?
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Proper lab attire?	X
PPE made available?	X
Safety glasses being worn?		X		Not always.
Contaminated PPE?	X
VENTILATION
Fume hood in use?	X
Fume hood certified?	X
Proper use of fume hood?	X			Used for temporary storage.
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
Proper labeling?	X
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: If any of the following are being used in the lab, notify DOHS at x8475.
Acutely toxic chemicals		X		Need SOP for arsenic.
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens
Heavy metals
Hydrofluoric Acid
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards

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