Safety inspection version v3

• Document No.

• Audit Title

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Personnel

Forms

• Are COSSH, SDS and Risk assessments present, up to date and their whereabouts known to the occupants of the lab?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reagent labeling

• Are materials labeled with a date, identification of the substance, owner and appropriate HAZMAT label present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

General lab safety

• Are personnel wearing lab coats, or other PPE, in the labs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire hazards present. I.e. Cardboard boxes, polystyrene boxes littering the lab? Flammable Materials near ignition sources?

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Is the lab tidy and clean?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are chemicals that are stored in the lab segregated properly. I.e. Acetic acid is an organic acid and should be stored separately from mineral acids. It should be stored in the flammable bins.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there suitable containment of biological waste material available?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a poisons cabinet present and used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are low oxygen alarms present and in date and tested?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are items properly stored on the shelves and not stacked

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there any tripping hazards or obstructions

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Are there any laboratory hazards. I.e. Sharps, used tips, unknown spills, chemical smells

  No

  Yes

  N/A

• Are sharps waste bins present and clearly labeled and not overfilled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are clinical waste bins present and clearly labeled and not overfilled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are general waste bins present and clearly labeled and not overfilled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are biological bins waste bins present and clearly labeled and not overfilled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are chemical waste bins present and clearly labeled and not overfilled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are glass waste bins present and clearly labeled and not overfilled

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are all bins containing the correct items? I.e. Evidence of mixing

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are Local exhaust ventilation (fume cabinets) log books filled in

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Signage

• Are fire notices present and in view

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are safety notices present and in view

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is a laboratory code of practice present and in view

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are GHS labeling used

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are flammable, corrosive or poisons signs used appropriately ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Emergency equipment provisions

• Are there fire extinguishers present that are relevant to the environment?<br>

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are fire exits clear and unobstructed

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there fire notices present

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are there emergency contact numbers present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are eye wash stations present?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are they expired?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Expiry date?