MPI Internal Audit I Block GenomNZ

• Conducted on

  Date

• Conducted by

• Lab Manager (for MPI Compliance)

Laboratory

• Is the sample receipt bench clear?

  Yes

  No

• Are there open spaces under benches accessible for cleaning?

  Yes

  No

• Are there any cardboard boxes on the floor?

  Yes

  No

• Are there any carboard boxes on the benches?

  Yes

  No

• Are there protective covers provided for keyboards on workbenches (or clearly labelled not to be removed from PC2)

  Yes

  No

• Are the decontamination/cleaning solutions within expiry date?

  Yes

  No

• Is there are a decontamination kit available for spills and contents within expiry date

  Yes

  No

• Are cultures clearly identified, labelled, and appropriately stored?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are appropriate disposal procedures for cultures in place?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are waste streams clearly identified?

  Yes

  No

• Are water baths maintained in a clean state?

  Yes

  No

• Is the first aid kit appropriately stocked and contents within expiry date?

  Yes

  No

• Is food and drink present in the laboratory?

  Yes

  No

• Does mouth pipetting occur in laboratory?

  Yes

  No

• Has the waste from items that have come in under a permit been autoclaved before disposal?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Has the glassware that has been in contact with items that have come in under a permit been autoclaved or chemically disinfected prior to washing?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Is protective clothing worn in the laboratory?

  Yes

  No

• Is there provision for storing protective clothing?

  Yes

  No

• Has there been any containment breaches since the last audit?

  Yes

  No

Paperwork in the laboratory

• Is the current Manual available to staff?

  Yes

  No

• Are the current import Permits available to staff?

  Yes

  No

• Are Approval applications and Approvals available to staff?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are BACCS available?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are there records of Transfers available?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Is there an inventory of imported microorganisms?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are there records of occasions when animals are exposed to microorganisms?

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Are there any outstanding corrective actions from Internal or External Audits?

  Yes

  No

Register check and track items

• Is the method of destruction recorded in the registers?

  Yes

  No

• Are the importation documents correct and appropriate? (BACC vs what has been imported)

  Yes

  No

Item #1 tracked

• Item

• Location

• Register / Reference

• Transfer sighted

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• BACC Sighted

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Approval sighted

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Sample tracked

  Yes

  No

• Comments

Item #2 tracked

• Item

• Location

• Register / Reference

• Transfer sighted

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• BACC sighted

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Approval sighted

  Yes

  No

  n/a

• Sample tracked

  Yes

  No

• Comments

• DFO

• Lab Manager (for MPI Compliance)

• Team Leader