Quick Check Inspections are usually done by request and are recorded on Georgia Tech Chemical Safety Visit note slips:
Notes may be left on the lab door, or in the lab where the problem(s) has been observed (bench, sink, fume hood, etc.) PIs are also contacted by e-mail regarding the completion of the inspection and any significant findings. The Chemical Safety Visit Form may also be used to bring attention to problem areas in a lab when Chemical Safety Personnel happen upon them unexpectedly.
Quick Check Inspections look at 10 different issues in labs:
- Is there an Emergency Notification card (with contacts for lab) on the outside of the door that is up-to date? If no, please post and fill in applicable information.
- Is there a chemical inventory posted near the door?
- Is SDS information posted anywhere, (i.e. SDS can be found at….)? Are Emergency Procedures posted somewhere plainly visible (by phone preferably if there is one in the lab)? If no, please post and fill in applicable information.
- Are eyewashes and safety showers unobstructed/checked? (annually for showers/eyewash stations not drained, weekly for drained eyewashes.)
- Are gas cylinders secured properly?
- Are fire extinguishers available (visible, preferably near door), unobstructed and checked?
- Are flammables stored in flammable cabinets?
- Is hazardous waste properly contained and labeled? Waste should be labeled with a description of contents by percentage or volume, owner’s name, fill-start date; are there large amounts of accumulated waste?
- Egress/aisle ways obstructed? Trip hazards?
- Is housekeeping adequate (no clutter on the bench tops, chemicals stored properly, lab maintained in a neat orderly fashion, etc.)?