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: 5/21/99
Inspector(s): Daryl Whittington	Period: Winter 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		201 needs updating, not available for 204 (Please submit current inventory to CHO)
MSDSs in lab?	X			Not in 204
RTK/CHP training?		X		Need Caroll and Evans
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		(Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web site)
PPE available?	X			Not separately for 204
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	Locker in hallway panels, not accessible
Ground fault protection?			X	Not sure, outlets not labeled (Electrical Shop to do survey)
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X	X 204
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X	X 204
Surplus equipment?	X	X 204
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	In hallway
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			In hallway
Detectors/sprinklers?	X
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?	X
Special concerns?
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	x			Located in 201
Storage by hazard?	x	?204
Flammables/combustibles?	x	X204
Container labels?	X	X201
Excessive quantities?	X
Any materials which are highly toxic or carcinogenic require a Standard Operating Procedure developed. Check here for more details.
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		Need corner guards on wall cabinets
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		Students still do not wear safety eyeware at all times
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	x			201
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens	x			201
Heavy metals
Infectious Agents	x			201
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides	x			201, 204
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards	x			201

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