Title Page
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Safety Inspection
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
Purple box
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Do people know where to find safety information
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Safety Manual available
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Risk assessments available and updated
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Training records kept
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Safety documents on SharePoint & up to date
General Housekeeping
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Floor uncluttered & swept
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Surfaces dusted
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Work areas generally tidy
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Storage above eye level minimized
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No storage on top/behind cold storage
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Bins not overflowing
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No contamination of autoclave waste
General Safety
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All electrical equipment PAT-tested
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Fridges/freezers spark-free and defrosted
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Waste segregated
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No evidence of eating or drinking in the lab
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PPE available and worn (lab coat, safety specs, gloves)
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Fire doors not propped open
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Fire extinguishers and blankets visible and unobstructed
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Hand washing sink free from contamination
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Eyewash unobstructed
Environmental
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Fume hoods uncluttered & sashes shut
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Unused equipment & lights turned off
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Spill kits available and stocked
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Waste disposal routes clear
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End of day shut down procedure
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Plug timers on releant equipment
Chemical Safety
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ChemInventory up-to-date
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Containers labeled with receipt/opening date and group name
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Poisons stored under key
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Chemicals segregated (flammables/oxidizers, acids/bases, acetic acid/strong acids, etc)
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Corrosive in acid cabinet
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Flammables in flammable cabinet
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Empty bottles-labels destroyed/removed
Biological Safety
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Good microbiological practice in TC
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Inventory of Biological agents
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Validated disinfectant used
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Evidence of training before access to CL2 labs
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Relevant signage on CL2 labs
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Samples labelled with date, owner, ID info
Radiations
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Local rules in place
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Inventory of radioisotopes
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Records kept
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Fridges/freezers locked
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Regular monitoring recorded
Laser Safety (inc microscopes)
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Local rules in place
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Interlocks in place
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Access to beams prevented
General Comments
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