LORRE Safety Issue January 2015

01/26/2015

To All:

Welcome back for the spring semester! As before, please continue to read this monthly Safety Issue. This year, our safety program will emphasize: 1) Safety retraining for all lab members 2) A goal of zero injuries.

We also want to make sure everyone is familiar with the hazardous and biological waste regulation and disposal policies. As a reminder, 1, 2- Dichloroethane can NOT be mixed into the mineral acid waste containers. Our lab uses both, so it is important to make sure all waste containers have labeling that accurately reflects their contents. Also, solidified agarose gel wastes need to be collected in an appropriate bio hazard waste autoclave bag and autoclaved before disposal.

We are in the process of drafting a Lab Safety Standard Operating Procedure, we will send it in next month’s issue after it is completed.

Thanks,

The LORRE Safety Committee