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Safety and Training

1. Basics
2. Training classes
3. Waste pickup service E-trax

UKy Guidelines

• ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • Multiple divisions/departments EHS
  • Perform annual inspections of laboratory spaces (recorded and sent to PI, dept. chair, and dean)
  • Handy information on not only about lab/research space but about the general building as well

• LAB SAFETY TRAINING
  • 3 mandatory classes (available online):
    • Chemical Hygiene
    • Fire Extinguisher
    • Hazardous Waste (E-TRAX) – must be completed before hazardous waste can be disposed of for lab
  • Other classes available
    • Lab supervisor determines what classes are taken depending on research being performed
    • Other Classes

• TEAL LAB BINDER
  • Required to be visible in each lab space
    • Lab workers need to be made aware of its location and ask to read through it
    • Must be updated annually
  • Contains Chemical Hygiene Plan
    • may also include Biosafety, Hazardous Waste, and Radiation Safety manuals if needed
  • manuals available for download and printing on college public server \\pharm\public\Safety\Teal Lab Binder
    • Must be on pharmacy computer to access (logged into link blue account)

• SIGNAGE
  • Emergency contact signage must be placed into placards when entering lab space
    • Please also place emergency contact on equipment in equipment corridor or any location that is does not have a placard on wall identifying owner of equipment
  • Biohazard and radiation warning templates also have to be placed into placards as well (if applicable)
    • Signage available for download/printing \\pharm\public\Safety\Signage

• SURPLUS PROCEDURES
  • Environmental Health and Safety guidelines for preparing equipment and other lab items for surplus (decontamination, etc.) [1]
  • internal surplus request form
    • Please use this to remove equipment/supplies no longer needed by yourself or others in your department – do not leave items in common spaces with a sign that says “surplus” as they will not be removed

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Handy safety fact sheets \\pharm\public\Safety\Safety Links
  • EH&S safety videos for new Biopharm building \\pharm\public\Safety\EHS video
  • Overall safety folder (contains links and documents included in this guideline) \\pharm\public\Safety

UK instrument reservation

1. Autoclave
2. NMR
3. PPD request
4. UK cores

Ordering

1. Primers & Sequencing
2. Seq guidelines
3. Fisher Scientific
4. VWR
5. USA Scientific
6. VU item list
7. Bio-rad precast criterion gel
8. NEB restriction enzymes
9. Addgene