Your Audit Reports Helpful Links:

UMB Chemical Hygiene Plan

OSHA Laboratory Safety Standard 

Have all your people received safety and health training? If not, they can go to the following link and take our online safety training.

Online Laboratory Safety Training 

If you have questions, please contact: 

Steven C. Deck, CIH, CSP
University Chemical Hygiene Officer
sdeck@af.umaryland.edu
(410) 706-3490

  Biological Safety

Audit finding: Unprotected sharps are present

Examples:

	Overfilling sharps containers
Sharps on the floor

Adverse consequence(s): Unprotected sharps in the laboratory increases the risk of puncture wounds and exposure to blood born pathogens.

Corrective action: When not in use, razor blades and other sharps must be stored in a protective device, or disposed of in a disposable sharps container. Manual recapping of needles is prohibited.

Styrofoam used as a "pin cushion"
Biological Safety Home Biohazard labels are missing Infectious agents in clean air benches Vacuum lines are unprotected