Laboratory safety
All laboratory research and teaching activites should be controlled by
good management practices. The following safe work guidelines and instructions
are provided to assist staff and students managing laboratory areas to
control all aspects of environment, health and safety. There are generic
risk assessments for a variety of items of equipment and control measures
for reducing risk of many laboratory based hazards.
| Code |
Form description |
| L1 |
How to write local safe work procedures [PDF
53k] |
| L2 |
Procedure for ensuring safe working environments
in labs [PDF 50k] |
| L3 |
Risk assessments for common laboratory equipment
items [PDF 93k] |
| L4 |
Risk assessments for pressure vessels and
safe work guidelines [PDF 55k] |
| L5 |
Risk assessments for storage and handling
of chemicals [PDF 130k] |
| L6 |
Risk assessments for use and transport of gases [PDF 54k] |
| L7 |
Risk assessments of common radiation activities [PDF
64k] |
| L8 |
Risk assessments and guidelines for workshops
and equipment [PDF 71k] |
| L9 |
Safe work guidelines and assessments for
working after hours [PDF 66k] |
| L10 |
Safe work procedure for exposure to human blood and human products [PDF 47k] |
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