LAB SAFETY INSPECTION CHECKLIST

LAB SAFETY Checklist Lab Safety
  • EMERGENCY & SAFETY EQUIPMENT

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  • Are emergency notification procedures, contacts, and phone numbers posted? (see EH&S website under General Safety for templates)

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  • Do employees and students know where and how to receive care for an injury?

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  • Are emergency eyewash and/or safety shower stations accessible and functioning?

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  • Are eyewashes and safety showers inspected and (both) tested monthly and records of testing available?

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  • Is a first aid kit readily accessible and adequately stocked?

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  • EMERGENCY & SAFETY EQUIPMENT

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  • Is a fire extinguisher readily accessible (within 75 feet) and inspected within the last month?

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  • Is a chemical fume hood(s) available and certified for use?

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  • HEALTH & SAFETY TRAINING

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  • Have all employees who handle Hazardous Materials been trained in either Hazard Communication or Laboratory Safety (Chemical Hygiene Plan), with documentation?

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  • Are all employees who handle Hazardous Waste trained with documentation?

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  • Have all employees been trained on the equipment they operate?

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  • Are all safety trainings documented and filed?

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  • Is PPE provided and used when necessary?

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  • HOUSEKEEPING AND VENTILATION

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  • Are all work sites clean and orderly?

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  • Are oily rags and combustible wastes kept in metal bin and removed from the shop daily?

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  • Are waste containers kept clean and emptied regularly?\

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  • Is food kept in designated area at all times?

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  • Are all cabinets and shelves above 60” secured or anchored?

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  • Are all machines secured or anchored?

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  • Are floors in good condition and kept dry?

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  • Are all light fixtures adequate and functioning properly?

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  • Is the ventilation system adequate for the work being performed?

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  • No heavy items stored above shoulder height?

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  • ELECTRICAL SAFETY

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  • Are all plugs, cords, and panels enclosed, free from splices with insulation in good condition?

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  • Do all extension cords have grounding conductors?

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  • Are extension cords used only temporarily? Never link cords together!

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  • Are cords secured so they do not run across pathways, under doors or the walls?

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  • ELECTRICAL SAFETY (CONT.)

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  • Is the breaker panels accessible (30” x 30” clearance in front of all panels and circuit breaker boxes) with labels identifying the function of each switch?

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  • Are ground fault circuit interrupters available for use?

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  • Are hand tools effectively grounded or an approved double insulated type?

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  • MECHANICAL SAFETY

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  • Is defective equipment promptly reported, labeled, and repaired?

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  • Do all machines have guards to protect against points of operation, nip point, rotating parts, moving parts, flying chips, sparks, etc.?

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  • Are written standard operating procedures (SOPs) or job hazard or job safety analysis (JHA, JSA) for each machine available and executed by all employees?

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  • Are machines regularly cleaned and maintained?

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  • Are lock-out procedures followed and appropriate tags in place?

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  • Do only authorized employees perform repairs?

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  • PORTABLE TOOLS

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  • Are all electrical hand tools in good operating condition?

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  • Are tools are free from cracks and broken parts?

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  • Are ladders free from dents, splinters, grease, dirt, etc.?

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  • Do the spreaders lock in place?

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  • Are all safety feet on the ladder in good condition?

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  • Are only approved welding equipment used?

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  • Are all welding equipment properly insulated?

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  • Are fuel gas hoses red , oxygen green , and inert gas black?

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  • Are gas cylinders legibly marked?

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  • Are gas cylinders and hoses free from cracks or dents?

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  • Are gas cylinders secured in an upright position by two steel chains or steel cables?

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