Safety Procedures and Requirements for Building 60 Labs

Introduction: As instructors, we want to provide a safe laboratory experience for our students. Our labs are constantly changing and being updated as equipment and supplies become available. In order to keep up to date with the changes in safety requirements engendered by these changes, we have prepared this document and will ask you to acknowledge that you have read this at the beginning of each semester. This is not just for the safety of your students, but also for your own protection. If an injury occurs in lab, you will be asked if all safety procedures were followed. If they were not, the responsibility will fall on you. These requirements are intended to minimize liability to you and to the college. It is your responsibility to make sure that all students comply. Remember that you set the example for your students.

Requirements for ALL labs in Building 60 (with the exception of Anthropology)

1) Closed toed shoes that cover the top of the foot.

2) No eating, drinking, or application of makeup in the lab. This includes chewing gum!

3) No open beverage containers in the lab.

Additional requirements for anatomy labs when exposed to any dissection specimens.

1) Lab coats that cover the arms, can be closed completely in the front, and extend at least to mid thigh.

2) Long pants…no shorts, skirts or short dresses. Students sometimes keep a pair of scrub pants in their bags for lab.

3) Safety goggles…glasses are insufficient.

4) NO contact lenses.

5) Gloves, either disposable or rubber gloves (Playtex living gloves, for example). Please be certain these fit properly as poorly fitting gloves can effect grip.

6) Long hair must be tied back and off the shoulders.

Please note: Students are not allowed in the cadaver lab without proper PPE. Students are also not allowed to observe cadavers in the anatomy lab unless they are wearing proper PPE.

Additional requirements for Microbiology labs:

1) Lab coats that cover the arms, can be closed completely in the front, and extend at least to mid thigh.

2) Long pants…no shorts, skirts or short dresses. Students sometimes keep a pair of scrub pants in their bags for lab.

3) Safety goggles…glasses are insufficient.

4) Gloves when staining or working with live microbiologic specimens.