Safety Quiz - how well do you know the guidelines?

When is the site-wide SSF safety audit?

• it already happened, so no worries

• we still have time to prepare, it's the

  week of Jan. 8th

• right around the corner, the

  week of Dec. 4th

• when Santa will be visiting, the

  week of Dec. 25th

What is the correct waste stream for gloves?

• it doesn't matter, whatever bin is closest to me

• garbage bin

• biohazard, toxic or flammable solid waste containers

• garbage or recycling, if it's clean;

  biohazard, toxic or flammable waste, if it's dirty

I finally received my shipment of cells from ATCC. What do I do with the dry ice?

• add it to the dry ice stock bins, so that someone else can use it

• dump it into the sink

• open the lid and let it all float away

• sublime it under a fume hood, or empty it into the dry ice collection container near the freight elevator

What is wrong in this picture?

• a list of contents needs to be posted on the front of the cabinet

• the responsible lab needs to be identified on the outside of the cabinet

• nothing

• storage of items are not allowed on top of the flammable cabinet

My toxic sharps bin is full. What needs to be done now?

• Add the accumulation end date and leave it at the satellite waste accumulation site for pick-up

• Add the accumulation end date and leave it near the doorway for pick-up

• Empty the contents into a larger toxic sharps bin

• Nothing further, it will be picked up on its own because it's full

What's wrong in this picture?

• nothing, looks good

• duck and cover space needs to remain clear of items

• the two waste cans should be stored together

• the cardboard box should not be touching the floor

What's wrong in this picture? (hint: nobody is around)

• sharps bin should be pushed under a table, out of the way

• there is no biohazard sticker on every side of the bin

• nothing, it is fine as it is

• sharps bin is left open

I've finished with my reagent, which has a COSMIC barcode on the outside cardboard box. How do I dispose of it?

• cardboard box to recycling and reagent container to where appropriate

• dump it all in the biohazard solid waste bin

• dump it all in the toxic solid waste bin

• take it to the satellite waste area where the barcode will be scanned out for disposal

These old pipettes are not needed and have never been used. How should they be disposed of?

• recycling bin

• garbage can

• sharps container

• all of these options are considered ok because the pipettes are unused

A vendor who has been doing a repair in the lab is getting ready to leave. Where should their disposable safety glasses go?

• garbage can

• biohazard bin

• recycling bin

• any of the options are ok