OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences/ Animal Sciences	Room(s): 307 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): Caroline Golt	Date: 4/25/01
Inspector(s): Leslie York-Hubbard, Caroline Golt	Period: Spring 2001

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	No chemicals should be in lab
MSDSs in lab?			x
RTK/CHP training?			x
Job Hazard Analysis?	x			autoclave
PPE available?		x		people are expected to bring own
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	x
Emergency training?		x		unknown
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?	x
Use of extension cords?	x
Breaker/Circuit identification?		x
Ground fault protection?		x
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	x
Tripping/slipping hazards?		x		water on floor
Surplus equipment?	x
Hot surfaces/equipment?	x
Refrigerators/freezers?			x
Safety shower/eye wash?		x		do not have in lab
Potable water protection?	x
First Aid Kits?		x
Needles/syringes secured?			x
Emergency lights?			x
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	x			loud!
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	x
Detectors/sprinklers?			x
Combustible storage?	x
Extinguishing systems?	x
Special concerns?	x
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?		x		do not have but chem fume hood used
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		Found Ethidium Bromide. Unsure of origin. Will remove with waste in fume hood.
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Quantity of waste accumulated?	x
Segregated in proper containers?	x
Properly labeled?		x		Should have completed waste labels
Properly stored/secured?		x		EtBr by sink
PHYSICAL/ ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Equipment clean and operable?	x
Laboratory lighting?	x
Moving parts guarded?			x
Noise levels?		x		unsure, may need levels checked
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
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

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