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ABC of Safety in the Biological Sciences
| Air movers: blowers fans, etc. | |
| Automotive vehicles: trucks, motor cars, trolleys, stackers, etc. | |
| Buildings: windows, doors, stairs, roofs, floors, walls, etc. | |
| Chemicals: solvents, caustics, acids, use of, handling, storage and disposal | |
| Clean up procedures and facilities | |
| Confined spaces | |
| Containers: specimen containers, bins, boxes, barrels for storage or disposal, etc. | |
| Elevating equipment | |
| Emergency plan | |
| Emergency shower | |
| Environment: dust, fumes, vapours, mists, heat and cooling | |
| Equipment: especially electrical | |
| Ergonomic design of workplace | |
| Eye wash station | |
| Fire control equipment | |
| First aid | |
| First aid facilities | |
| Flammable materials: liquid and solid | |
| Hand tools | |
| Housekeeping | |
| Labelling | |
| Ladders | |
| Lighting | |
| Machinery | |
| Noise levels | |
| Personal protection: equipment, use, controls, maintenance, storage | |
| Power sources | |
| Pressure vessels and equipment | |
| Pumps and compressors | |
| Radiation: source, controls, monitoring | |
| Signs of spills or leaks | |
| Toxic chemicals and substances: use, controls, labelling, handling and storage | |
| Ventilation | |
| Walking surfaces: floors, mats, platforms, etc. | |
| Warning signs | |
| Warning systems: sirens, buzzers, bells, flashing lights, etc. | |
| Waste disposal | |
| Work practices: procedures, processes, protocol manuals | |
| Working surfaces: benches |
Table 3: Checklist 1
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