OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 210 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Hawk	Date: 1/19/01
Inspector(s): Leslie York-Hubbard, Tecle Weldekidan	Period: Winter 2000

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	x
After hours work?	x
Windows covered?			x	No window on door
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?		X		give chemical inventory to Jerry
MSDSs in lab?		x		need to obtain current MSDS for chemicals
RTK/CHP training?		x		check with Jerry about RTK (T. Weldekidan 1/00. J. Hawk - overdue)
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		will conduct with Jim (Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web site)
PPE available?		X		needs gloves
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
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?		X		hot plate needs sticker
Refrigerators/freezers?	X
Safety shower/eye wash?		X		needs to remove item blocking eyewash
Potable water protection?	x
First Aid Kits?	X
Needles/syringes secured?	X			(Lock on drawer?)
Emergency lights?			X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?			X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			hallway
Detectors/sprinklers?			X
Combustible storage?			X
Extinguishing systems?			X
Special concerns?	X
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?		X		need a mineral material
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			Formaldehyde & acid/bases
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		need to examine glove requirements
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			April 2001 (This lab has a laminar flow bench only , no chemicals present.)
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.			X
Acutely toxic chemicals
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens
Heavy metals
Hydrofluoric acid
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards

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