Faculty of Science
Occupational Health and Safety - Lab Safety
- Policy
- Refer to the hazardous substances policy
- Laboratory Safety Guidelines
- The General Laboratory Safety Guidelines provide a starting point for planning and maintaining safety in the laboratory.
- Lab safety checklist
- See item 2f on the MQ Safety care page
- Induction
- All staff and students requiring independent access to a lab must complete the online Hazardous Substances Induction and show the resulting certificate to the relevant lab manager.
- Each user must undertake an induction specific to the laboratory involving location of and correct use of lab equipment and personal protective equipment, location of first aid kit, fire extinguisher and other safety equipment, spill kit and other matters relevant to that lab. this will be undertaken with the supervisor or with the relevant lab manager.
- Risk Assessments
- In accordance with the hazardous substances policy, risk assessments must be undertaken for each chemcial to be used and for each process to be undertaken in the lab, checked by the supervisor and filed in the register
- Standards
- Forms
- Risk Assessment forms are available under hazardous substances
To make comments or suggestions or for further information about OHS in the Faculty please contact John ten Have x9774

