OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 302 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): J. Fuhrmann, M. Radosevich & B. Vasilas	Date: 2/19/01
Inspector(s): Mark Radosevich	Period: Winter 2000

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	X
After hours work?	X
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?	X			(Update inventory. Last submitted 12/98)
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?		X		(M. Desmond trained 3/00. All others are 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
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?	X
Use of extension cords?	X
Breaker/Circuit identification?	X
Ground fault protection?		X
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?		X		Insufficient work area for lab occupants.
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X
Surplus equipment?		X
Hot surfaces/equipment?	X
Refrigerators/freezers?		X		insufficient space - overheat!
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
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
PHYSICAL/ ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Equipment clean and operable?		X		too crowded
Laboratory lighting?	X
Moving parts guarded?	X
Noise levels?		X		too much noise
Sharp edges, points?	X
Shields used?	X
Temperature?		X		too variable, interferes with experiments
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.
Acutely toxic chemicals
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens
Heavy metals
Hydrofluoric acid
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards