Laboratory Safety Inspection Checklist (RSS)
Cal/OSHA, as well as the CSU, requires safety inspections of work areas. Since science laboratories are unique workplaces, SFSU has created a custom checklist for our laboratory spaces to document them in RSS INSPECT.
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Lab Safety Checklist
An Excel spreadsheet version of this checklist and a pdf version are available for download. Note: The pdf version will open for review in a new tab. You will then have the option of downloading it.
- Lab Safety Inspection Checklist (PDF)
- Lab Safety Inspection Checklist (XLSX)
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Fire Safety
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Chemical Storage
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Ventilation (Fume Hoods And Biosafety Cabinets) Part 2