1EETDSAFETYTOPICSFEBRUARY28,2013LaboratoryAreaHousekeepingAwareness2PoorHousekeepingisaSafetyIssue•Maintainingacleanandwell-organizedlaboratoryareaisanimportantcomponentofasafelabenvironment.•Accidentsarecausedbytriphazards,improperlystoredchemicals,andfaultyequipment.•Theappearanceofalabareacanmakealastingimpressiononvisitors.•Everyonewhoworksinthelabareamustdotheirparttomaintainacleanandorganizedworkarea!3ClutterandObstructions•Thelabmustbekeptclean,organizedandfreeofclutterincluding:–Benchtopareas–Fumehoods–GloveBoxes•Aislesandexitsmustbefreeofobstructions.•Donotblockelectricalpanelsandshut-offswitches.4EmergencyEquipment•Goodhousekeepinghelpseliminatefirehazardsandmaintainsaccesstoemergencyequipment•Neverstoreitemsinfrontofemergencyshowersoreyewashes.•Donotblockaccesstofireextinguishers.•Knowwhereyourspillcleanupsuppliesarelocated.•Clean-upallspillsimmediately,includingwaterdrips.5HazardousMaterialsandWaste•Allhazardousmaterialsandsamplecontainersmustbeclearlyidentifiedforcontents.•Liquidchemicalsmustbestoredinsecondarycontainmenttrays.•Keepcontainerscappedwhennotinuse.•Donotusefumehoodsasastorageareaforchemicals.•AlwaysplacehazardouswastesinthedesignatedSatelliteAccumulationArea.•Properlydisposeofsamplesafterexperimentsarecompleted.6Equipment•Donotallowelectricalcordsortubingtotrailacrossaislesordoorways.•Alwayscheckelectricalcordsandplugstomakesuretheyarenotdamagedorfrayed.•Keeppowerstripsoffthefloortopreventcontactwithwaterspills.•Donot“daisychain”onepowerstripintoanotherpowerstrip.•Largeequipmentoncountertopsshouldbeseismicallysecuredwithstraps.7EveryoneMustDoTheirPart!•Inspectyourarearegularly.Ahousekeepingchecksheetisavailable.•Notifyyoursupervisorforissuesthatneedtheirfollow-up.•Communicatewithyourco-workersaboutsafetyandhousekeepingissuesfoundinthearea.
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