
Safety Procedure - Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine |
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is committed to providing a safe, healthy and secure environment and to acting in an environmentally responsible manner. All faculty, staff and trainees, including students, residents and fellows, are responsible to maintain a healthy, safe and environmentally sustainable University.
The resources on the UBC Risk Management Service website are designed to support fulfilling these responsibilities. www.riskmanagement.ubc.ca

MANUALS
- Department of Pathology & Lab Medicine (UBC site) Safety Orientation and Refresher Manual
- faculty/staff /student safety orientation & refresher manual
NEW EMPLOYEES SAFETY ORIENTATION
- Safety Orientation Guidelines
- new employees and new faculty check list
- Health, Safety and Environment
- orientation for UBC faculty and staff
INSPECTIONS & HAZARD AWARENESS
- Guidelines for Inspecting Labs
- safety inspections [hazard assessments and safety inspections - element 5]
- project hazard and control analysis [checklist]
- hazard warning sheet
- laboratory monthly safety checklist for room
- VCH footwear policy
- monthly and yearly office inspection check list
- yearly lab inspection check list
- yearly lab inspection check list (older version)
- signage: no eating/drinking/smoking
- Guidelines for Inspecting The Workshop Area
- Self-inspection checklist: shops/trades [Nov 2007]
- Machine Shop Inspection Checklist [Jan 2008]
- Safeguarding Machinery and Equipment [Jan 2008]
PROTOCOLS
- spill reporting procedures - regulatory- point grey campus
- transportation of dangerous goods -hse tool # 16
- exposure control plan - for potential occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens
- centrifuge operation protocol
- chemical pickup room
- dishwasher protocol
- hazardous waste freezer clean out
- lecture bottles purchase & disposal
- liquid nitrogen safety
- protocol: CO2 cylinder regulator replacement
- Chemical Info
- For department members see the public folder on P drive for details
- Emergency Preparedness
- emergency preparedness - hse tool #04
- in case of earthquake - hse tool # 11
- emergency supplies checklist [2002]
- Waste Disposal
- ethidium bromide waste disposal
- mercury waste disposal
- factsheet for gvrd sewer use bylaw - hse tool # 08
- 50 ways to reduce hazardous waste in the lab
- disposal of acid by neutralizataion
- Lab construction - decommissioning
- emergency eye wash station survey
- laboratory safety clearance
- lab decommissioning
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