THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE-

SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES & PHARMACY

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDUREPROCEDURE NO:GLP xxx

MOD:1st Issue

Page:1 of 4

Procedure Type:General Laboratory Procedure

Title:

1.Risk Assessment:

This Risk Assessment is to be used as a general guide and as such, cannot accommodate all the varying factors that may be encountered when using this procedure. Therefore, personnel are requested to conduct their own Risk Assessment before using this procedure to include any extra hazards introduced by the task performed.

TASK PERFORMED
A brief description of procedure -
HAZARDS
List items that are risks, eg manual handling, sharps, chemical, biological, radiation
  1. Hazard -
  2. Hazard -

RISK ASSESSMENT
List what level of risk is associated with each hazard, eg level 1 low, level 2 medium or level 3 high risk.
  1. Risk level of hazard -
  2. Risk level of hazard -

RISK CONTROL
List what controls are put in place to minimise or lower the risk level, eg PPE, restrict use of item/chemical to trained persons, specific training and induction processes, designated waste disposal guidelines etc.
  1. Risk control -
  2. Risk control -

2.Purpose:

2.1.

3.Equipment:

3.1.

4.Training:

4.1.

5.Materials:

5.1.

6.Reagents:

6.1.

7.Set Up:

NB.Ensure that you have read and understood the Safety Precautions (Section 1 Risk Assessmentand Section 7Safety Precautions of this SOP) prior to commencing this procedure.

7.1.

8.Safety Precautions:

8.1.Good laboratory techniques are to be used at all times.

9.Method:

9.1.

10.Waste Disposal:

NB.University, MSDS and other regulatory guidelines must be adhered and referred to.

10.1.

11.Maintenance:

11.1.

12.Shutdown:

12.1.

13.Illustrations:

NB.List illustrations used in procedure or attached as an appendix, then add to reference Section 15.

13.1.

14.Check List:

14.1.

15.References:

NB. Commercially available manuals and/or procedures can either be referenced or added as an appendix document.

15.1.

16.Authorization:

NB.A document should only be authorized by a person who is deemed competent in that procedure and/or who is at a supervisory level or above.

16.1.

17.Checking:

NB.A document should be checked by someone who is deemed competent in that procedure.

17.1.

18.Review Date:

NB; generally review dates for procedures and guidelines should be done annually or bi-annually. This may be a simple review where 10% or less of the document needs to be changed (eg, typographical errors), or a full review with major changes. Forms and templates can be reviewed at greater lengths of time, eg 3 or 5 years.

A review of the procedure shouldbe done by a person who is deemed competent in that procedure.

19.Review History:

19.1.Issue Number:1st Issue

Date Issued:(insert date document was first put into use)

Changed by:

19.2.Issue Number:

Date Issued:

Reason for Review:(why review was done eg, old document, changes to procedure required)

Changed by:

19.3.