OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 208 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Sherrier, B. Lemieux	Date: 7/18/00
Inspector(s): G. Hendricks, J. Sherrier, M. Sedugui, A. Law	Period: Summer 2000

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	X			GJH will send K. Morgan info for standardized door sign.
After hours work?	X
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?		X		Please submit chemical inventory.
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?	X			(B. Lemieux -overdue. J. Sherrier, C. Williams, A. Law, M. Sedegui. C. Golt, A. Guarino, S. Irian, D. Ash -7/00; M. Raymond , A. Cebenka- 9/00)
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		(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		Cassons with pumps present potential shock hazzard. GJH will contact electrician for advice.
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?		X		Hot plate needs label. GJH will look for small label.
Refrigerators/freezers?	X
Safety shower/eye wash?	X			9/00
Potable water protection?		X		Tubing on faucet cannot reach standing water.
First Aid Kits?	X
Needles/syringes secured?		X		No drawers with lock available. Should call lock shop.
Emergency lights?	X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			7/00 in hall, but because of high voltage equipment, would like an extinquiser in lab. GJH will call B. Alexander to request extinquiser and/or training.
Detectors/sprinklers?	X
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?	X
Special concerns?	X
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	X
Storage by hazard?		X		Flammable cabinet on order. GJH will check concerning placement near outlet.
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		Under development.
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		Hood being used for storage. Remove unused items.
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
Animals			X
Bloodborne pathogens			X
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
Hydrofluoric acid			X
Infectious Agents	X
Lasers			X
PCBs			X
Pesticides			X
Recombinant DNA	X			(Registered? See http://www.udel.edu/OHS/dnaregister.html)
Reproductive hazards	X