OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 215 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Frett, S. Kitto	Date: 4/2/98
Inspector(s): Daryl Whittington	Period: Spring 98

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	X
After hours work?		X
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?	X			(Please submit current inventory to CHO)
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?				Unsure, check with Jerry Hendricks -(Last trainings for this lab; Gustavsen:9/97, Davis:9/97, Kitto: 8/97, Johnson:7/97, Drummond:5/97)
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 -(Request submitted to Fixit to check and mark all outlets)
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?		X		Occasionally wet floors
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
Emergency lights?			X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X
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
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		Particulate matter
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	Laminar flow hood
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			Items are used with molecular biology research. Used in fume hood.