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Lab Safety Tip Archive
This safety tip is sponsored by Tecniplast and taken from The Laboratory Safety Institute Guidelines.
Quarterly inspections are an integral part of a good safety program. They are conducted to ensure that the working and learning environment is safe and healthy for all.
As you conduct your inspection, make a written list of items that you identify for improving lab safety. When you're done, prioritize the list to note the more serious issues. After the inspection, work diligently to make those improvements that are within your ability and resources. Seek assistance for the rest.
Perhaps one of the quarterly inspections can be done by people outside your lab; or let everyone on your staff have a chance on some rotating basis to help conduct the inspection. Not only will this bring fresh eyes to the process but it will share the responsibility for safety throughout the laboratory and the institution.
Inspections are your opportunity look for problems as well as things that are well done. Don't hesitate to praise good work, safe practice, improvements, and good ideas.
Dr. James A. Kaufman is the founder and president of The Laboratory Safety Institute (LSI) www.labsafety.org – an international, non-profit center for safety in science and science education. LSI provides workshops, seminars, onsite training programs, lab safety program development consultations, facilities inspections and regulatory compliance assistance. Contact LSI with all your lab safety questions: 800-647-1977 or info@labsafety.org.
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