OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 108/110 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. T. Sims	Date: 4/3/01
Inspector(s): Chris Hamilton	Period: Spring 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			(Submit updated inventory. Last 6/99.)
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?		X		(K. Murray, C. Olsen, W. Parsons - 6/99; K. Gartley -9/99)
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		Still in process (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
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	x
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	Each lab must develop their own.
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
Noise levels?	x
Sharp edges, points?	X
Shields used?	x
Temperature?	x
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
Biosafety cabinets?			X	Need one for manure?
COMPRESSED GASES
Unnecessary storage?	x
Capped/restrained/labeled cylinders?	x
Proper lines and regulators?	x
Regulators inspected?				By who and how often? (Can be self inspected as needed)
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
Heavy metals	x			Cd,Cr,NI,Pb, As, Cu (Need to write Standard Operating Proceedures (SOP) for carcinogens and highly toxic materials. See http://www.udel.edu/OHS/chpsop/index.html for details)
Hydrofluoric Acid	x			Schedule HF training, keep HF antidote on hand
Infectious Agents	?			Manures, biosolids?
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards	x

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