Lab/Office Numbers
The distance in inches that is required to be clear from an electrical panel.
What is 36 inches?
The EAP refers to the procedures put in place to address unusual and/or dangerous occurrences in the workplace.
What is an Emergency Action Plan?
The skull and crossbones symbol represents this type of hazard in a lab.
What is Acute Toxicity?
These are the four routes of exposure.
What is inhalation, absorption, ingestion, and injection?
This Ascidian employee is your Emergency Coordinator.
Who is John?
The clearance distance in inches from the ceiling to items in the lab.
What is 18 inches?
This location holds our chemical and biological waste in the basement until picked up by CleanEarth (hint: MAA)
What is the Main Accumulation Area?
This symbol depicting a dead fish and a tree represents this type of hazard.
What is the environmental hazard symbol?
You can find all biological and chemical spill kits in these locations.
Where is under the sinks?
The name of the pre-determined, safe outdoor location where everyone must gather during an emergency evacuation to ensure a proper headcount?.
What is the Muster Point / Assembly Point
If there is a skin or eye exposure, flush the affected area with water for at least this many minutes.
What is 15?
The legal limit for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance or physical agent. Also known as the PEL.
What is the Permissible Exposure Limit?
An exclamation point pictogram means this.
What is irritant?
Poor ventilation and moisture buildup in office HVAC systems or ceiling tiles can lead to the growth of this biological hazard, causing respiratory issues and "Sick Building Syndrome."
What is Mold?
The point in which you should go to the secondary assembly point.
What is when the first assembly point is blocked or unsafe?
The amount of landline phones that are in the lab.
What is 5?
This institution provides review and oversight of research that involves the use of biological agents and is referred to as the IBC.
What is the Institutional Biosafety Committee?
This hazard symbol shows a test tube pouring liquid on to a hand.
What is the Corrosive Hazard Symbol?
Mixing these two incredibly common household and laboratory cleaning agents—often done by mistake—generates toxic, choking chloramine gas.
What are bleach and ammonia?
This is the maximum number of people allowed in an elevator during a fire alarm evacuation.
What is 0? (don't take the elevator)
The number of red bags required to line a biowaste box.
What is 2?
This administration ensures safe and healthy working conditions and is commonly referred to as OSHA.
What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
This symbol depicts a silhouette of a gas cylinder.
What is the compressed gas symbol?
This specific Biosafety Level (BSL) designation is required for working with indigenous or exotic agents that may cause serious or potentially lethal disease through inhalation, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What is BSL-3?
To ensure everyone knows how to safely exit the building during an emergency, OSHA requires offices to clearly post these visual diagrams in high-traffic areas.
What are evacuation maps? (or exit routes)