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: 9/9/98
Inspector(s): Kelly Morgan, Cathy Olsen, Karen Gartley	Period: Summer 98

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
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?	X			Gartley, Olsen:10/97; Biddle: 12/97
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web page
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?		X		Currently a refrigerator in lab with food in it. Frig will be relocated.
Emergency training?	x
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?	X			Lab occupants are working with Gary in Electric shop on issues
Use of extension cords?		X		Toggle switch
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		See eat/drink section, will be moved out of lab
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
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 the process of working with the manufacturer of soil grinder to find a guard or will purchase new grinder within 1 year
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
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
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens
Heavy metals	x			Cd,Cr,Cu,Pb
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards