• Are hazardous work areas and equipment posted for biohazards, carcinogens, radioactivity/radiation, lasers and UV light, and other potential hazards?
• Are compressed gas cylinders firmly secured?
• Cabinets and shelves over 48" high secured to the wall?
• Is there a minimum of 36" clearance in the aisles?
• Are heavy/hard objects stored low? Overhead objects well secured?
• Are emergency procedures posted?
• Clean areas posted?
• Refrigerators/freezers labeled “No food or drink” or other appropriate labels such as no chemicals, no radioactive

• Emergency eye wash and shower accessible within 100 feet of your lab?
• Fire extinguishers accessible within 50 feet?

• Are the fume hoods clean and certified?

• Are chemicals (including waste) segregated by hazard class?
• Are corrosive materials stored in low cabinets or shelves below waist height?
• Are flammables appropriately stored?
• Are different containers labeled for chemical, radioactive, and biohazardous waste?
• Do chemical storage shelves have lips or guards?

Biosafety Issues

• Are sharps containers for broken glass and needles available and labeled properly?

• Are Clean Areas posted?
• Are "Caution, Radioactive Material" signs posted on doors to radioisotope laboratories?
• Are waste storage areas appropriately labeled and shielded?
• Are all radioisotope work surfaces covered with plastic-backed absorbent paper labeled with radioactive material caution tape?
• Are all appropriate refrigerators, freezers, fume hoods and equipment items designated with “Caution, Radioactive material” signs or labels?