March 2015 Safety Meeting Reminder and Guidelines
Safety meeting notes from March 2015 covering topics such as safety audit preparations, general rules and enforcement, hazardous materials storage and disposal guidelines. Emphasis on maintaining a safe laboratory environment through proper handling and storage of chemicals, regular cleaning practices, and enforcement of safety rules.
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March 2015 SAFETY MEETING 19 / 03 / 2015 1
March 2015 Outline WHYAGAIN??? SAFETY AUDIT WENEEDTOGETPREPARED! ROTAS - DISPOSAL - CLEANING - TOOLOWNERS - ORDERING 2
March 2015 Safety Audit TO-DO SAFETY AUDIT Up-to-date chemical inventory Print out copies in lab MSDS of all chemicals printed in lab Risk assessments??? Behave!!!!! Keep lab super clean.... Well, ok, CLEAN UP Get rid of samples on benches Get rid of empty bottles!!!! Make sure to store chemicals appropriately Sign in log book in prep lab Wear personal protection equipment
March 2015 Reminder GENERAL RULES Avoid spillage, in case of spillage: clean immediately Clean up after you have finished working every day Do not store samples on bench or in fumehood Label samples Do not touch anything with potentially contaminated gloves Lock the labs ENFORCEMENTOF RULES Samples stored on benches or in fumehoods will be removed and discarded Everybody is obliged to make everybody aware of a violation of the rules; Violations can be reported to Claudia After 3 records, resp. person is expelled from the lab for 2 working days
March 2015 Hazardous Materials STORE SAFELY The following chemicals need to be stored in dedicated storage areas / solvent presses Flammable materials Acids and bases (in separate compartments) Oxidizing and reducing agents (in separate compartments) Toxic materials This is still the case, after materials have been mixed, e.g. most of your samples need to be stored safely as well! Storage cabinets in CRANN and SNIAM CLEAR CUPBOARDS!!!!!!!
March 2015 Hazardous Materials DISPOSE SAFELY - Liquids: dispersions of nanomaterials in the respective chlorinated and non-chlorinated waste cans - Sharps bin pipette tips, pasture pipettes and contaminated glass wear - All gloves and solvent contaminated tissue to be put in a PE bag - Glass solvent bottles rinse with Acetone, stick label over the Haz symbols and remove names. Bring to glass recycling beside the Hamilton. - Rota for disposing haz waste. Check when you are on duty, others are allowed to remind IN TIME!
March 2015 Hazardous Materials DISPOSAL ROTA 2015 Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Seb Conor Auren Damien James David Andrew Ivan Adam CRANN Peter CRANN
March 2015 Lab Cleaning Outline GENERAL POINTS Everyone is responsible for clearing their own mess Samples should not be stored in fume cupboard Work area should be cleaned when you finish working Sample Prep CRANN 2.29 CRANN 2.28 Lab Raman UV-Vis AFM Fitz Supervisor Lily Tom Claudia Zahra Keith Umar Auren + Andrew + Ivan Damien + David Conor + Adam Cleaners Peter Seb James
March 2015 Lab Cleaning Outline RESPONSIBILITIES - SUPERVISORS In general, keep an eye on the tidiness of the lab Check lab regularly Weekly initially Less often if found to be consistently tidy Complete checklist, ensure actions are completed Ensure cleaners are doing their jobs Act as point of contact for any issues
March 2015 Lab Cleaning Outline RESPONSIBILITIES - CLEANERS Keep lab tidy. This includes: Work spaces clear of clutter and samples BenchKote replaced if needed Glassware cleaned and cleared from sink area Ensure consumables adequately stocked - gloves, vials, paper towels, pipette tips etc.
March 2015 Tool Owners Routine maintenance, arrange repairs/replacements, training Tool Location Owner UV Vis SNIAM -1.33 Seb Raman SNIAM -1.34 Keith and Claudia AFM SNIAM -1.32 Claudia PL SNIAM -1.34 Claudia Electric rig SNIAM -1.32 Tom Centrifuges SNIAM -1.30 / CRANN 2.28 Keith Pipettes Various Lily and Zahra Sonic tips and baths Various Damien Balances SNIAM -1.30 / -1.32 Lily Filtration CRANN 2.29 Zahra Ovens Various Tom Tensile tester & chillers Fitz Umar Cross Flow CRANN 2.28 Keith IGC CRANN 2.29 Auren and Ivan pH meter CRANN 2.29 Zahra Longroom contact Longroom Damo and Claudia
March 2015 Ordering Consumables Item Size Supplier Code Price Person responsible Jan-Mar 2015 Apr-June 2015 July-Sep 2015 Sep-Dec 2015 Gloves Large (per box of 100) VWR 112-2373 4.90 Peter L David M Adam Medium (per box of 100) VWR 112-2372 4.90 Small (per box of 100) VWR 112-2371 4.90 Vials 14 ml VWR 212-7057 45.40 Damien Conor Peter L 28.5 ml VWR 212-7059 40.80 Microcentrifuge tubes 1.5 mL (Eppendorf) VWR 211-2130 45.00 Centrifuge tubes 50mL VWR 525-0155 51.30 3.5ml vials VWR 212-7054 234.00 Bench protectors Bench protector , 570 460 mm, 50 single sheets VWR 115-9220 52.00 Auren Andrew Damien Hand towels 12 pack VWR 115-2780 61.10 Pipette tips 10 ml (200 pack, 1000-10000ul, 165 mm long) VWR 613-4269 43.11 James Seb Auren 5 ml (500 pack, 100-5000ul) VWR 613-3508 41.85 1 ml (1000 pack, 50-1000 ul) VWR 613-3505 30.60 100 ul (1000 pack, 2-200 ul) VWR 613-3503 30.60 Miscellaneous Weighing paper (500 sheets, 8 x 8 cm) Aldrich Z134112-500EA 29.30 Adam Ivan James Parafilm 100 mm wide VWR 291-1212 28.90 Parafilm 50 mm wide VWR 291-1214 16.80 Glass pipettes (150 mm long) VWR 612-1701 5.40 Syringes (5ml) VWR 720-2519 12.00 Syringe needles (50 mm) VWR 612-0165 3.40 Petri Dishes - 90 mm no split (700 pack) VWR 391-1519 37.02 Petri Dishes - 60 mm no split (1620 pack) VWR 391-0868 108.36 Safety glasses VWR 111-0340 4.30 Microscope Slides VWR 631-0905 2.66 Glassware (as required) VWR #NAME?
