OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 125 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): W. Pill & H. Frick	Date: 12/1/99
Inspector(s): Wally Pill and Hugh Frick	Period: Fall 99

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 on 6/97)
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?		X		(H. Frick, W. Pill overdue - last on 10/97)
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		(Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web site)
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	X
Emergency training?	x
Check all computerized laboratory equipment for Y2000 compliance.			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	None
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
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		HVAC loud
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			Being fixed
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	X			(Need to write Standard Operating Proceedures (SOP) for carcinogens and highly toxic materials. See http://www.udel.edu/OHS/chpsop/index.html for details)
Heavy metals	X
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA	X			(Registered? See http://www.udel.edu/OHS/dnaregister.html)
Reproductive hazards