Laboratory
Safety Checklist
Emergency
Equipment:
Fire Extinguishers:
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- Extinguishers
in designated location
- Accessible
and free from obstruction
- Current
year and date of last inspection indicated on
tag
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Safety
Showers and Eye Washes:
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- Labeled,
accessible and free from obstruction
- Eye
washes and drench hoses flushed weekly by department
- Safety
showers flushed annually by the maintenance
department
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First
Aid:
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- Kits
in designated areas
- Inventory
lists inside of First Aid kit
- First
aid kit properly and currently stocked
- Emergency
phone numbers posted
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Electric
Powered Apparatus:
Refrigerators
and Freezers:
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- Only
"explosion proof " or "explosion
safe" refrigerators/freezers may be used
in labs to store flammables
- Refrigerators/freezers
not "explosion proof" or "explosion
safe" labeled "NO FLAMMABLES ALLOWED"
- Refrigerators/freezers
labeled for "CHEMICAL USE ONLY" or
"FOOD USE ONLY" and used accordingly
- Interior
sound and free of chemical spills or contamination:
containers stoppered or tightly closed
- Refrigerators/freezers
must be lockable
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General:
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- Electrical
Apparatus equipped with ground plugs
- Extension
cords are prohibited
- Two
prong appliances not to be located within a
5 foot radius of flammables
- Appliances
properly grounded
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