How to Prepare for a Laboratory Safety Inspection
Use a Checklist to Help Meet Compliance
Safety Inspection Shopping List
We've made it easier to prepare for your next Laboratory Safety Inspection.
Use our Laboratory Safety Inspection Checklist
After you've gone through the list, look at the items that remain unchecked. You'll find a corresponding shopping list that can help you check off those items.
5 Areas of Safety to Review
Preparing for your safety inspection can be overwhelming. To stay on task, focus on five areas to get the job done:
► General Safety
► Chemical Safety
► Hazardous Waste Safety
► Biological Waste Safety
► Radiation Safety
General Safety
Check the items that your lab has completed. For unchecked items, browse the shopping lists to find the item you need to be able to check off the box.
Lab Coats, Lab Jackets, Gloves & Glove Dispensers
Safety Glasses & Dispensers
Bins & Other Benchtop Storage Solutions
Signs
Chemical Safety
Check the items that your lab has completed. For unchecked items, browse the shopping lists to find the item you need to be able to check off the box.
Eyewash Stations
Fume Hoods & Fume Hood Organizers
Hazardous Chemical Labels
Flammable Liquids Cabinets
Refrigeration & Signs
Shelving
Spill Kits & Absorbent Pads
Hazardous Waste Safety
Check the items that your lab has completed. For unchecked items, browse the shopping lists to find the item you need to be able to check off the box.
Waste Containers
Hazardous Waste Labels & Full Chemical Name Labels
Biomedical Waste Containers & Sharps Containers
Biological Safety
Check the items that your lab has completed. For unchecked items, browse the shopping lists to find the item you need to be able to check off the box.
Refrigerators, Freezers, Tube Racks & Lock Boxes
Biohazard Signs
Lab Coats, Scrubs & Gowns
Disinfectants & Cleaners
Biological Safety Cabinet
Radiation Safety
Check the items that your lab has completed. For unchecked items, browse the shopping lists to find the item you need to be able to check off the box.
Radioactive Labels & Chemical Labels
Freezers & Freezer Lock Boxes
Additional Considerations for Your Lab Inspection
While you're preparing for your inspection, ask yourself the following questions:
• Is any lab equipment due for replacement, upgrade, or calibration?
• Do you have enough splash protection?
• Do you need more bulk storage or are your current dunnage racks in poor condition?