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Full Laboratory Safety Inspection Checklist

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This comprehensive laboratory safety inspection checklist is designed for university labs and workshops. It guides inspectors through facilities and housekeeping, waste management, electrical equipment and PAT testing, fume cupboards and biosafety cabinets, centrifuges and autoclaves, and essential safety equipment. It covers chemical management and COSHH, compressed and fuel gases, cryogenics, biological hazards, ionising radiation, lasers and UV, with sections for animal work, documentation, and sign-off. Use it to review outstanding actions, verify PPE, signage, and SOPs, and maintain compliance.

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