OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 214/215 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Frett, S. Kitto	Date: 1/16/01
Inspector(s): Leslie York-Hubbard, Sherry Kitto	Period: Winter 2000

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?		X
After hours work?		X		Inconsistent - but work alone - does not employ buddy system
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?	X			(Submit updated inventory, last on 9/99)
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?		X		(Kitto 10/99, Frett 2/94)
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		Extensive use of extension cords
Breaker/Circuit identification?			X
Ground fault protection?		X		do not have (Call Electrical Shop to have GFI installed on circuits within 6' of water)
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X
Surplus equipment?
Hot surfaces/equipment?	X
Refrigerators/freezers?	X
Safety shower/eye wash?	X			in rm 215
Potable water protection?	X
First Aid Kits?	X			in rm 215
Needles/syringes secured?			X
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		Said she would get for 214. Baking soda and cat litter in 215.
Storage by hazard?	X			Powders stored by temp. Mentioned that she should use secondary containment in Flam. cabinet.
Flammables/combustibles?			X	will move ethanol in 214 to explosion proof refrigerator
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
Segregated in proper containers?	X
Properly labeled?	X
Properly stored/secured?		X		will move ethanol waste in 214 to flamable cabinet
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			properly signed
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
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
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards

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