FSHN Department Safety Forms and Policies

The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition takes individual safety very seriously.  With that in mind, the Safety Committee has recommended that the following documentation be filled out and properly filed in the required places.  The following files are intended to help you comply with departmental safety requirements.  Files are available in both Adobe Acrobat pdf and Word file formats.  Word files may be altered to fit your individual lab needs. For further lab safety information see the Environmental Health and Safety website - section on laboratory safety.

Annual Department Safety Check List  Word  PDF
Please check off each item as it is completed.  If that item is not applicable to youwr lab please indicate so by entering NA. This checklist must be completed by Jan 31 every year and sent to the Dept safety officer (Joe Przybyszewski) 2312 FSB.

• Laboratory Safety Manual
  Please review the contents of the Laboratory Safety Manual (LSM) with all lab personnel every year and keep a link to it on the lab computer. If you do not have a computer in the lab, print out the LSM and keep it in a binder labeled "Lab Safety Manual". Also, please post signs in your lab indicating which computer or where the Lab Safety Manual is located.
• Safety Check In Word  PDF
  This check-in document is offered as an example that must be modified to fit the safety needs of your laboratory.  Please put the completed and signed copies in your lab safety binder. The department needs an unsigned copy of the document that you use as a template.  Only new or updated, unsigned templates must be sent to Joe Przybyszewski 2312 FSB.
• Safety Check-Out Word  PDF
  Same as for safety check-in.  It is meant to stimulate thoughts about what is needed to check out of the lab. Please modify the document for your laboratory and put the completed and signed copies in your lab safety binder. The department needs an unsigned copy of the document that you use as a template. Only new or updated, unsigned templates must be sent to Joe Przybyszewski 2312 FSB.
• Lab-specific Safety Training Form Word  PDF
  This is an example for you to customize for your laboratory. The department needs an unsigned copy of the document that you use as a template. Only new or updated, unsigned templates must be sent to Joe Przybyszewski 2312 FSB. 
• Chemical Inventory Sample EXCEL
  This chemical inventory is offered as an example that you may use. HINT: add items to your inventory when you place the order and don’t forget to printout the MSDS.
• Quarterly Laboratory Inspection Sheet Word PDF
  Use this form to perform a quick 5 minute laboratory safety inspection. Please fill this out and place it in your Laboratory Safety Manual (LSM) or lab safety binder with the rest of the quarterly laboratory inspection sheets and the comprehensive yearly laboratory inspection that you perform each year. Hint: add the quarterly and yearly lab inspections to your Outlook calendar as a recurrence with a reminder.

Top Ten Safety Fixes   PDF This list may be used as a guideline to prevent various problems that might arise in chemical labs.  Please post in your laboratory.

Yearly Department Safety Seminars
This link allows you to review new safety information added each year as well as important safety reminders in a PowerPoint  format presented by year at each of the past annual FSHN Safety Seminars.

New GRADUATE STUDENT Safety Checklist Word PDF
This list is a start for itemizing the steps required for a graduate student to complete before beginning work in a laboratory.

New FACULTY Safety Checklist Word PDF
This list is a start for itemizing the steps required for a faculty member to complete before beginning work in a laboratory.

Alternate Principal Investigator (PI) Policy Word  PDF
This alternate PI policy has been approved by the FSHN safety committee and requires all PIs to designate an alternate PI to be responsible for the safety of the PI’s lab in the PI’s absence. This designation must be documented in the FSHN office (2312 FSB) and in the PI’s lab records.

Directions for assembling and using the vacuum pump and dry ice bath for rotary evaporation.
We have written directions that will enable the user to assemble the vacuum pump, dry ice bath, and rotary evaporator and use the rotary evaporator.  It is important that you protect the vacuum pump so that it will run smoothly for years and years of service.  If you choose to use regular ice instead of dry ice we have included an SOP to help you determine how many cold traps you need to use in between the dry ice bath and the vacuum pump.  A picture is included to help you visualize the proper setup.  Two extensive lists of boiling points of solvents are available in the Merck, 12th Edition © 1996 on pages Misc-36-41.  One list arranges compounds by ascending boiling points and the other lists the compounds in alphabetical order.  Please see the following information for those directions.

•  Rotary Evaporation (Rotovap):  Setup and Operational SOP 9/23/04
•  Test Procedure for Rotoevaporation Use of Flaked Ice
•  Rotary Evaporator setup picture
•  Manufacturer's directions for using a glass dry ice trap in conjunction with vacuum pumps for the rotary evaporators.

List of Professor-In-Charge of Laboratories in the Food Science, MacKay, Human Nutritional Sciences Building and Nutritional Wellness Research Center Excel

The following list indicates the professor-in-charge of department laboratories.  If you have a question about use of equipment in a particular lab please ask the professor-in-charge for permission to use his/her equipment.  If you should happen to break a piece of equipment or have problems please pass that information on to the professor-in-charge.If you notice a leak or malfunction of equipment or alarm sounding in a room, please report it immediately to the professor in charge of that room.

List of Professor-In-Charge of Departmental Shared Equipment Excel

The following list indicates the professor-in-charge of department laboratory instruments.  If you have a question about use of equipment in a particular lab please ask the professor-in-charge for instructions on how to use the equipment.  If you have problems or should happen to break an instrument or observe broken or malfunctioning equipment please notify the professor-in-charge immediately.

ISU Police Bomb Threat Checklist

Keep a printout of this list next to your office and lab phone in case you receive a telephone bomb threat.