OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 210 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Hawk	Date: 4/6/98
Inspector(s): Jerry Hendricks	Period: Spring 98

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?		X		Needs to be updated
After hours work?	X
Windows covered?			X	Door has no window
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?		X		Will provide soon
MSDSs in lab?		X		Have a few, need to complete
RTK/CHP training?		X		(Last trained on 8/93)
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		Unsure -(Building wide evaluation to be performed)
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?	X
Refrigerators/freezers?		X		Need no food label (Supplied 4/8/98)
Safety shower/eye wash?		X		Last on 8/8/97
Potable water protection?	X
First Aid Kits?	X
Needles/syringes secured?		X		Need lock on drawer
Emergency lights?			X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?			X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			3/4/98
Detectors/sprinklers?	X
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?	X
Special concerns?			X
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	X
Storage by hazard?	X
Flammables/combustibles?	X
Container labels?	X
Excessive quantities?		X		Will discard outdated chemicals
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
Fume hood cluttered?			X
Biosafety cabinets?	X			3/19/98
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	X     X X