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Title: Don't Take Your Work Home With You
- You Cannot See Germs/Other Contamination
- Avoid Cell Phones and Other Personal Electronic Devices in the Laboratory
- Remove Gloves, Wash Hands, Then Use Device
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Title: Excellence Happens
Text: EXCELLENCE HAPPENS SAFELY
- Know the hazards of your work
- Plan to mitigate the risks
- Wear appropriate lab attire
- Observe good housekeeping
- Promote safe behaviors in others
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Title: Good Housekeeping = Safe Science
- Keep benches free of clutter and hazardous residues.
- Clean up spills immediately.
- Pick up lab debris and trash on the floor.* Maintain safe exit routs.
- Keep emergency eyewashes and showers accessible.
- Keep biohazard and RAM waste separate from regular trash.
* Custodial Services DOES NOT clean up unidentified spills in labs and WILL NOT sweep up lab debris (e.g., pipette tips, paper,
tubes, etc.) on the floor.
IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP YOUR LAB CLEAN AND SAFE!
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Title: How to Properly Wash Your Hands
- 11 steps - Steps 2-7 should take at least 20 seconds
- Clean hands keep you healthy
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Title: No PPE outside of the lab!
Text: Be considerate of others
Never wear personal protective equipment (PPE) in public spaces (hallways, restrooms, offices, etc.)
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Title: Remove your Gloves Safely
- "Beak Method" - 6 steps
- Always wash your hands during glove removal
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Title: Safe Needle Recapping
- Safety needles
- Needle recapping device
- One-handed recapping technique
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Title: Safer Science (Lab Attire)
Text: SAFER SCIENCE TODAY BEGINS WITH YOU
- Restrain long hair
- ANSI Z87 approved eye protection
- Flame-resistant (FR) lab coat
- ANSI approved hand protection
- Long pants
- Fully enclosed shoes
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Title: Working Alone
Text: WORKING ALONE? NEVER A GOOD IDEA...
- Do you have permission to be alone in the lab?
- Does someone know where you are & when you will return?
- How would you handle an emergency?
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Please avoid working alone with dangerous chemicals, equipment, processes or energies--especially at
night, when tired or under stress.
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