Laboratory
Safety Checklist
Protective
Equipment:
Personal:
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- Safety
glasses with side shields, chemical
splash goggles where appropriate
- Substantial
shoes, no sandals, open toes
- Protective
clothing worn while working at bench
- Gloves
selected according to hazard
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Equipment:
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- Aisles
and exits free from obstruction
- Benches
and shelves not overloaded with unused equipment
and/or chemicals and no combustibles stored
within 18 inches of ceiling
- No
damaged glassware in use (broken, chipped)
- Lab
apparatus properly assembled and used appropriately
- No
bikes in labs
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Vacuum
Equipment:
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- Vacuum
pump belt guard in place
- Glass
Dewars wrapped or shielded
- Protective
shatter proof shield in place when in use
- Glass
desiccators under vacuum stored in metal guards
or shielded
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Training:
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- Instruct
lab personnel in potential work place hazards
and good laboratory safe practices
- Provide
information on availability of "Right-to-Know"
materials
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Compressed
Gases:
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- All
cylinders properly secured in an upright position,
with cylinder clamp/chain fastened to solid
support
- Stored
cylinders tightly capped and surplus cylinders
kept to a minimum
- Flammable
materials stored 20 feet from cylinders containing
oxidizers
- Regulators,
proper connections and tubing in good condition
- Flammable
gas tubing secured and labeled
- Flame
arrestors on flammable gas supply
- If
toxic gases in use; proper leak sensors/alarms
in place and alarms checked and calibrated on
regular schedule
- If
toxic gases or gases with poor warning qualities
used (i.e. odorless); redundant systems shutoffs
in place in case of leaks/emergencies
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Signs:
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- Special
hazard signs in place (i.e. Laser, cryogenic
liquids, biohazards)
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