LORRE March Safety issue

                                                                                     3/7/2018

To all,

New Class II Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC)

     A new BSC was installed in lab #232. The operating instructions will be posted on the face of the machine. Please leave the BSC hand-held controller in its place, to prevent losing it. This BSC is mainly used for the Lilly project. For safety reasons, other projects involving pathogens (e.g. Salmonella, Listeria) should continue to use Lab #335.

New Refrigerators

      There are two new glass door refrigerators. Each is set to 4-5˚C. One is in Lab #232 and the other in #333. These lock, and the keys will be kept in both their respective labs and the LORRE office. Refrigerator #232 is mainly for Lilly project-related materials. Refrigerator #333 is for HPLC, GC samples, some chemicals, and buffers.

Autoclave

      The autoclave is vital to LORRE. Some problems have recently arisen. We would like to emphasize: Every day, the system needs to be flushed. When doing so, completely open the drain valve- it takes multiple full rotations. Proper use will avoid damage to the autoclave.

      Every time you use the autoclave, fill out the Century Sterilizer Operation Record sheet. 

Thank you for your cooperation,

LORRE Safety Committee