OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 210 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Hawk	Date: 1/7/00
Inspector(s): Kelly Morgan, Tecle Weldekidan	Period: Summer 99

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
MSDSs in lab?	x
RTK/CHP training?	x			(Weldekidan 1/00; Hawk overdue)
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		(Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web site)
PPE available?	X
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			There were a number of extension cords used inside refrigerator. They were to be removed and not used again
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			(Lock on drawer?)
Emergency lights?	X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X			Last date certified 9/98, passed info to BA
Detectors/sprinklers?			X
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?			X
Special concerns?	X
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	X			Very little chemicals stored or used in this lab. Mostly cultures that are harmful to plants only, these are autoclaved.
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
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Quantity of waste accumulated?			X	There was no waste in the lab at this time
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			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. Acutely toxic chemicals Animals Bloodborne pathogens Carcinogens Heavy metals Infectious Agents Lasers PCBs Pesticides Recombinant DNA Reproductive hazards				Has one explosion proof refrigerator

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