Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
This must be worn in the lab to protect your body against spills and hazardous chemical exposure.
What is a lab coat?
This piece of safety equipment is used to wash harmful chemicals off of your body.
What is the emergency safety shower?
This is the location to post requests to replenish consumables or equipment repair.
What is the LabWhiteboard?
These documents provide information about the hazards of a product and outlines the precautions that should be taken around them. Commonly referred to as the SDS
What are Safety Data Sheets?
The company that Ascidian uses for our IT security awareness training videos.
What is Mimecast?
This type of shoe should not be worn in the lab.
What are opened-toed shoes?
This is the location where cracked or damaged glassware should go in the lab.
What is the broken glass bin?
This individual can approve visitors in the lab space.
Who is John?
OSHA has strict standards in place for this type of pathogen, commonly referred to as BBP.
What are blood born pathogens?
This company handles IT services for Ascidian.
Who is Lincoln IT?
These must be worn in the lab to protect your hands.
What are gloves?
This piece of safety equipment contains materials that are used to treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
What you should do if you notice unsafe behavior in the lab
What is inform your supervisor/inform Nick/inform John?
Hazardous waste can be stored in this area temporarily. Commonly referred to as the SAA.
What is the Satellite Accumulation Area?
You receive a link from Mike asking for a gift card. Although you would love to help Mike out, your correct response would be to do this.
What is inform your supervisor/inform Rafael
These are important to wear to protect our eyes during lab activity.
What are safety or splash goggles?
This piece of safety equipment is used when debris (small particles) or chemicals get in your eyes.
What is an eyewash station?
These individuals need to be informed of any spills, accidents, or near accidents in the lab.
Who are Nick and John?
The Trigard gas monitors in the lab monitor the levels of these 2 gasses.
What are Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen?
If you want a specific software, reach out to this Ascidian employee for permission.
Who is Rafael?
The minimum PPE required to enter our lab
What are safety/splash goggles, lab coats, and nitrile gloves?
This piece of safety equipment is primarily used to limit exposure to hazardous or toxic fumes, vapors or dusts.
What is a Fume Hood?
This is the individual who's initials should be on a bottle after opening or creating a secondary container.
What are your initials?
If you are unsure about what to do after a chemical spill, refer to this set of step-by-step instructions, also known as the SOP.
What is the Standard Operating Procedure?
The one person outside of Ascidian who you are allowed to share all sensitive research information with.
Who is nobody?