SAFETY PAGES

INSPECTION CHECKLIST (SIC)

The Safety Inspection Checklist was developed to provide the Safey Committee, faculty, and staff with an organized and effective means for inspecting the Unit Operations Laboratory. The checklist also provides a record for an inspecto r of what has been inspected in the past. The inspection is done to ensure that the lab operates in the safest manner possible, that all equipment in the UO Lab is in proper working condition, and to detect and correct and deficiencies in the lab.

Safety Inspection Checklist Form (PDF)

How to Complete the SIC

The SIC is divided into two categories: Unit Operations Area and Individual Experiments. The Unit Operations Area of the checklist covers items that are not assigned to an individual experiment, such as fire extinguishers, safety showers, ladders, etc. The Individual Experiments section of the SIC involves equipment and hazards associated with that particular experiment, such as guards over pumps, gloves worn for changing a die, etc.

The Safety Committee will fill out the SIC at the beginning and the end of the UO Lab day. The checklist is a month long document with the days of the month contained at the top of the checklist. The month and year that the inspection was performed need to be filled out if that item is blank on the document. There is a box associated with each item on the checklist that is split in half. Each item must be checked at the beginning and the end of the UO Lab day. In the morning, the first half of the box needs to be checked and then at the end of the day, the second half of the box is checked. After inspecting the UO Lab, the person performing the inspection needs to initial the bottom of the document under the day that the inspection was performed. Once the two inspections have been completed, the SIC is then posted on the chalk board for the future inspections. Once the month has been completed, the document is turned over to Tim Gasperich in the UO Lab office for storage. A new SIC can be obtained on disk from Dr. King.

If any problems arise while performing the inspection, the group must take immediate action to remedy the problem. If additional assistance is required, the group must inform the appropriate personnel. If there is any equipment missing, a PAWS form will be filled out. If a safety hazard is noticed during the inspection, a PAWS form will also be filled out and the safety hazard should be corrected as soon as possible.