New Horizons Laboratory Protocol
Title of Laboratory: [Lab Title]
Location
Lab Leader
Deputy Lab Leader
Laboratory Phone No.
Lab Access Hours
Personal Protective
Equipment required
[Lab Number]
9am – 5pm Mon-Fri for Etchant work. After Hours
permitted for all other activities with supervisor
approval and After-Hours NH Access
Standard PPE all activities
[Add other manadatory equipment if required]
Fire extinguisher
Nearest FIRST AID kit
[Enter Type & Location]
Nearest Spill kit
Special considerations
[Enter Location]
[Enter Location]
[EG “UV radiation may be in use”]
Safety in Research Laboratories
EMERGENCIES: Phone 333 or 9905 3333
FIRST AIDERS: Names with Locations kept in First Aid Kit
Footwear:
Fully enclosed, flat-heeled footwear must be worn at all times in
this lab. Thongs and sandals ARE NOT permitted.
Food & Drinks:
Food and drinks MUST NOT be consumed in any laboratory.
Rules for access to the
[NAME] laboratory [(Rm ?/??)]
ONLY REGISTERED PERSONNEL MAY USE THIS LABORATORY.
PLEASE CONTACT LAB LEADER / DEPUTY FOR REGISTRATION
PROCESS.
It is the responsibility of all users to keep this laboratory in a clean, safe and usable
state.
Laboratory coats and safety glasses/spectacles and enclosed shoes must be worn at all
times.
All chemicals in this lab must be listed in Chemwatch. Do not bring new chemicals
into this lab until you inform the Lab Leader or Deputy. Full details of Chemical(s)
will be required including MSDS. All containers are to be clearly marked and
correctly Labeled with the DG Class
All chemicals should be returned to the fridge or vented cabinets at the end of the
day, CHEMICALS LEFT IN THE FUME HOOD FOR LONGER PERIODS WILL
BE DISPOSED OF [Lab Specific]. ALL UNMARKED SAMPLES WILL BE
DISPOSED OF AT THE END OF THE DAY. No bags or materials are to be placed
on the floor.
Any spillage of chemicals (liquids or powders) should be cleaned up immediately if it
is safe to do so.Waste solvents should not be dumped down the sink but placed in the
appropriate waste bottle.
The plastic bins for contaminated glass are located [enter location]; if these are full
please report immediately to [Nominated Person] so that they can be disposed of.
Use of the equipment is only permitted by researchers who have been given full
instruction of its use and who have been approved by the responsible academic.
ANY ONE FOUND DISREGARDING THIS PROTOCOL WILL BE REFUSED
FUTURE ACCESS TO THIS LAB AND POSSIBLY ALL NH LABS.
[Lab Leader]
Registered users:
[Enter Names , E-Mail & Phone No]
Date: [Last Updated]