DIYbio:Notebook/Safety Manual 1.0

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Title
Safety Manual 1.0 DRAFT

Author List
Meredith Patterson <>, Mackenzie Cowell , Tito Jankowski ,

Purpose
This guide is designed to be an extremely useful guide to effective DIYbio.

Summary
A useful set of guidelines to make DIYbio experiments productive and safe.

Specification

 * 1) Having a lab accident is a great way to ruin a week's worth of work.
 * 2) Sterilization keeps your cultures safe from contamination.
 * 3) Gloves and goggles keep your work free from your own DNA
 * 4) Clean up breakage and spills immediately
 * 5) Dispose of all trash properly to keep your lab in tip top shape
 * 6) Never eat or drink in your lab or allow food into your lab
 * 7) Clearly label all containers with large print of name and date material was put into container
 * 8) Any reaction that vents gas needs to be done with proper ventilation
 * 9) If you are using a flame or stove, keep a fire extinguisher on hand
 * 10) If you have corrosives in your lab, have access to a chemical shower
 * 11) Call 911 (USA) for all fire, medical, or police emergencies

Other Items: (too specific?)
 * 1) Do not store any materials in food/drink containers (covered by #6)
 * 2) Keep acids and bases in separate lockers. Acids and bases often react in exciting ways when they meet.
 * 3) Keep flammables in flammable storage cabinet
 * 4) Keep full documentation, notes, etc., of everything -- always. This is both for emergency information as well as in case of success. A lab can have many health hazards that need to be handled properly, 'how' must be specified.