Friday, April 22, 2011

General Laboratory Practice and Regulation

Here is some general practice and regulation for Blok G4 Lab. All student need to read and follow the rules given.

General

  1. Bring only the necessary things in.
  2. In the lab you must wear a labcoat but especially during working with instruments and chemicals. without labcoat, student are prohibit from using/conducting the instrument.
  3. wear gloves when handling samples and chemicals.
  4. If you wear gloves, never touch doorhandles, equipment, keyboards, computers, lightswitches etc with the gloved hand. If you don't trust it is "clean", then use a clean tissue to touch it.
  5. It is strictly prohibited to eat, drink or smoke in the lab.
  6. It is prohibited to write or stick comments on the lab equipment without permission.
  7. It is prohibited to take chemicals, reagent without permission

Safety

  1. Always read instructions on the chemicals and reagents first before using them. In case of doubt consult the labtechnician.
  2. Dispose chemical/biological waste in appropraite containers
  3. Special attention must be given to hazardous chemicals/reagents.
  4. Wash your hands before you leave the lab.

Cleaning

  1. Keep the lab tidy. Everyone has to clean lab table before leaving.
  2. Everyone who used the facillities of the lab that month must help to clean it.
  3. Cleaning of glassware after used
  4. In case of little spilling, clean area with tissues
  5. Cleaning of spilles chemicals (especially near the balances):
    Always clean spilled chemicals immediately. In case of spilling hazardous chemicals, mark but avoid the contaminated area and contact the labtechnician.

Machines

  1. When you use a machine and you are not familiar with it, read the equipment instructions carefully and ask person in-charge.
  2. When you want to use the on your own, you need permission from person in-charge.
  3. It is not allowed to install any software on the instrument computer.
  4. To save your data, please used blank CD/DVD instead of USB storage to avoid virus spread on the computer.
more will be added later if necessary..

TQ,
Mr Admin


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