Spring cleaning projects (April 2009) - a Life Sciences Blog
Posted on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 @ 01:29 PM
by Andy Joy, Life Sciences Account Manager
It's the time of year where everyone is saying "thank goodness, spring is here". When most people think of spring, they think of ‘spring cleaning'; this can be applied not just to your home but at work as well.
Spring time is a great time to start projects that companies may have had on hold; mostly because of the satisfaction of cleaning out what they have onsite, and what has been lingering as a ‘to-do'.
Here's a list of materials/projects that are commonly undertaken at this time:
- Disposing of old and outdated cylinders
- Chemical inventory reconciliation
- Disposing of old and outdated/expired chemicals
- Laboratory/chemical moves
- Laboratory decontaminations
- Refrigerator and freezer cleanouts/decontaminations
- Storm drain cleaning
- Environmental compliance survey/assessments
- Mock audit/inspections
- Fume hood and bio-safety cabinet inspections
Granted this is not an exhaustive list, but if any of these sound like something that needs to be done at your facility; don't feel out of place - everyone has something that needs some ‘spring' cleaning!
Have I left anything out? Are there other items that we all could add to the Sping Cleaning list? Comment on this article for all to see or send me an e-mail here!