OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 201/204 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): R. Carroll & T. Evans	Date: 3/22/02
Inspector(s):  Robert Carroll, Tom Evans & L. York-Hubbard	Period: Spring 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			201
MSDSs in lab?	X			201
RTK/CHP training?	X
Job Hazard Analysis?		X
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	X
Emergency training?	X
Lab doors closed?	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		Not in lab (204).
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	X		X	Satisfactory in 201.  NA in 204.
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X
Detectors/sprinklers?	X
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?	X
Special concerns?	X
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	x	x		Unable to find in 201.
Storage by hazard?		x		Work on.
Flammables/combustibles?	x		x	Satisfactory in 201.  NA in 204.
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		x	Satisfactory in 201.  NA in 204.
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
Contaminated PPE?	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
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards

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