YES
NO
N/A
1.
Are warning placards from Hazard Communications and DOT
Acts posted?
2.
Is supervisor’s telephone number posted on outside of door?
3.
Is a copy of the University Safety Manual or
Procedures available in each lab and shop?
4.
Are placards prohibiting eating, drinking, and smoking
posted in the laboratory?
5.
Has the Lab/Shop been inspected in the past year?
6.
Is protective equipment used (face shields or goggles,
gloves, special clothing)?
7.
Are fume hoods operational with posted operating
instructions?
8.
Are the Vent Hoods kept closed when not in immediate use?
9.
Are corridor aisles, and egress exits from lab unobstructed?
10.
Are there proper trash receptacles in the area for:
broken glass, ordinary trash, radioactive waste, chemical
waste, bio-hazardous waste, and needle disposal?
11.
Is there a current, annual inventory of hazardous materials
for the lab/shop?
12.
Are storage areas clutter free with easy access?
13.
Are laboratory floors clean and dry?
14.
Are mechanical
pipettes available – no mouth pipetting?
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
15.
Are fire
extinguishers available and currently certified?
16.
Are fire blankets
unobstructed?
17.
Are emergency eyewash
and shower operable?
18.
Are first aid kits
available and stocked?
19.
Are emergency telephone numbers
posted?
SAFETY TRAINING FOR
LABORATORY PERSONNEL
20.
Have all employees attended Lab Safety
Orientation, including Radiation Safety, if applicable?
21.
Is there a procedure
to ensure all lab/shop instructors have received Safety Certification?
22.
Are records of safety/training
maintained for verification of training?
23.
Do lab instructors cover safety as
an agenda item in meetings?
24.
Are instructors and assistants knowledgeable in
using spill remediation materials?
25.
Is one person assigned
responsibility for overseeing safety within the lab?
CHEMICAL SAFETY
PRACTICES
26.
Are chemicals properly stored within various
categories? Not alphabetical in cabinets?
27.
Are all chemical dated when received
and when opened?
28.
Are highly toxic chemical stored in
a secondary container?
29.
Have you checked for any noticeable
chemical odors in the room?
30.
Are chemicals carried in plastic
buckets or trays?
31.
Does the lab have access to an MSDS
form for all hazardous waste?
32.
Is chemical waste disposed of according to the
Hazardous Waste Disposal Policy?
33.
Are chemicals stored in
non-explosive refrigerators, if applicable?
34.
Are “High Risk-Selected Agents”
securely and separately controlled?
BIOLOGICAL SAFETY
PRACTICES
35.
Are sharps disposed of in rigid
containers?
36.
Is medical waste disposed of in
properly labeled containers?
37.
Are waste containers emptied periodically and not
overflowing, leaking or otherwise compromised?
38.
Do warning signs identifying infectious agent,
name and telephone number of lab supervisor?
39.
Do biological safety cabinets use proper
procedures involving infectious agents?
40.
Is an autoclave for decontaminating
infectious lab waste available?
RADIOACTIVE SAFETY PRACTICES
41.
Is radioactive waste disposed of in
properly labeled containers?
42.
Are there warning signs identifying
radioactive materials posted outside the lab?
43.
Are wipe tests of the labs performed
routinely?
44.
Is the University Radiation
Certification current?
AMERICAN PATRIOT ACT – RFO is the Director of
EH&S – There are no Risk Agents on campus
45.
Does UTB/TSC have control procedures for select agents and high risk
materials?
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS DISPOSAL
46.
Are Hazardous Materials movements
controlled by work-orders?
47.
Are Hazardous Waste containers properly labeled
in both generator and disposal storage areas?
48.
Are Hazardous Waste Materials
properly segregated in storage?
