Lab safety
Responsible people
MPIPZ Lab safety manager: Diana Hofmann (tel. 523)
Bulding E-top floor responsible person: Dr. Wim Soppe (tel. 470)
Training
Yearly mandatory "German gene technology act" presented by Diana Hofmann in December (see seminar list).
Disposal rules
- Ethidium bromide - only in the gel area. Note separate trash bins for gels and contaminated solid waste. Wear nitrile (blue) glowes.
- Organic waste (e.g. phenol, chlorophorm) - dispose into "Organic waste" labeled bottle in the fume hood
- Radionuclides and radioactive waste - follow the rules of the "hot labs"
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