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: 5/5/02
Inspector(s): Y. Jin	Period: Spring 2002

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?		x		Wall posting should be supplied by Safety Officer
After hours work?			x
Windows covered?	x
Unauthorized occupants?	x
Chemical inventory available?			x
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
Lab doors closed?			x
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
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		Will get towels and absorbents.
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
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	People should bring their own.
PPE made available?			x
Safety glasses being worn?	x
Contaminated PPE?			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
Proper labeling?			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
Hydrofluoric acid
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA
Reproductive hazards

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