Safety cheklist. Scope: Living organisms1

Safety checklist
Scope: Living organisms
Periodicity of control: 6 months / Room Nr...... Date:
Controlled by: ......
Object / Status
YesNo / Measures to be taken / OK
Laboratory access / Limited to authorized persons /  / 
Door Safety Data Sheets / Up-to-date /  / 
Sticker 115 / Posted /  / / 
Escape ways / Passages free of stored material (width of about1 meter) /  / / 
First aid kit
Eyewash units /
  • Available
/  / / 
  • Stickers indicating the location
/  / / 
Firefighting capabilities /
  • Extinguishers
/  / / 
  • Fire blankets
/  / / 
  • Stickers indicating the location
/  / / 
Food and drink / Separate fridge with a label: «Food and drink only» /  / / 
Electrical cords / Excluded on the floor in the passageways /  / / 
Scientific and technical equipment /
  • User manual
/  / / 
  • List of instruction available
/  / / 
  • Suitable connection for fluids and energy
/  / / 
New or modified equipment / Certificate of conformity /  / / 
Unused or discarded equipment /
  • Planned elimination
/  / / 
  • EPFL inventory updated
/  / / 
Hot surfaces /
  • Gloves available at a fixed location
/  / 
  • Sticker «Hot surface»
/  / / 
Personal protective equipment /
  • Fixed locations
/  / / 
  • Periodic maintenance
/  / / 
  • Individual attribution
/  / / 
Object / Status
YesNo / Measures to be taken / OK
Notification (1) / Notification procedure for any new experiment /  / 
Biological waste /
  • Suitable container correctly labeled
/  / / 
  • Labeling equipment
/  / 
  • Information to the collaborators
/  / 
Decontamination /
  • Method for decontamination well documented
/  / 
  • Decontamination equipment available
/  / 
Transport of animals / Secure cage /  / 

Reference:Safety Manual, School of Basic Sciences, chapter 7, p. 98-103.

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(1)Notification procedure: please contactaBiological Safety Coordinator:

Stéphane Karlen  3 20 04 or: CamilleFreyssenet  3 09 95

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STI –Safety Group