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Risk Assessments & Safe Operating Procedures Register

Finding a Risk Assessment or Safe Operating Procedure

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Undergraduate RA/SOP
Chemical & Reagent RA/SOP
Plant & Equipment RA/SOP
Processes RA/SOP

If you have any risk assessments or safe operating procedures that you would like added to the risk register, email the School HSO.

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Undergraduate RA/SOP

Risk Assessment	Review Date	Safe Operating Procedure	Review Date
32P Probe		32P Probe	31/01/2013
Agglutination Reactions	02/07/2013	Agglutination Reactions	02/07/2013
Bioassay for IL-5 using B13	28/06/2013	Bioassay for IL-5 using B13	28/06/2013
Cryo-conservation		Cryo-conservation	27/06/2013
Dissection of Mice	16/02/2012	Dissection of Mice	26/06/2013
DNAeasy Kit		DNAeasy Kit	27/06/2013
DNA Gel Electrophoresis		DNA Gel Electrophoresis	22/05/2013
DNA Prep	01/07/2011	DNA Prep	01/07/2011
Drug Action	21/07/2013	Drug Action	21/07/2013
Drosophilia	15/07/2013	Drosophilia	15/07/2013
ELISA Assay	28/06/2013	ELISA Assay	28/06/2013
Enumeration of Viable Cells	02/07/2013	Enumeration of Viable Cells	13/07/2013
Gel Extraction Kit		Gel Extraction Kit	01/07/2013
Generation of hybridoma		Generation of hybridoma	28/06/2013
Generation of cytotoxic T cells	13/07/2013	Generation of cytotoxic T cells	13/07/2013
Gram Stain		Gram Stain	27/07/2013
Gram/Spore Stain	26/06/2013	Gram/Spore Stain	26/06/2013
GUS Assay		GUS Assay	01/07/2013
Harvesting of splenocytes	13/07/2013	Harvesting of splenocytes	13/07/2013
Hot borate RNA extraction (Mod)		Hot borate RNA extraction (Mod)	14/07/2013
IH	28/06/2013	IH	28/06/2013
Immunology 3 prac		Immunology 3 prac	01/01/2011
In vivo killing of Salmonella Typhimurium and peritoneal washout of mouse	27/06/2013	In vivo killing of Salmonella Typhimurium and peritoneal washout of mouse	27/06/2013
Investigation of DNA synthesis	01/07/2013	Investigation of DNA synthesis
Light Microscopy (General for Undergraduates)	21/04/2013	Light Microscope (General for Undergraduates)	21/04/2013
Linearisation of DNA		Linearisation of DNA	22/11/2012
Measuring bacterial growth (Escherichia coli - CL99)	31/06/2013	Measuring bacterial growth (Escherichia coli - CL99)
Mitogenesis Assay	13/07/2013	Mitogenesis Assay	13/07/2013
Mouse Antibody Staining	15/06/2012	Mouse Antibody Staining	15/06/2012
Mycelium Staining	01/08/2012	Mycelium Staining	01/08/2012
Northern Gel		Northern Gel	22/05/2013
Plasmid DNA Prep		Plasmid DNA Prep	23/05/2013
Plate Tests	01/08/2012	Plate Tests	01/08/2012
Polymerase Chain Reaction	09/07/2013	Polymerase Chain Reaction
Product Hybridisation	28/06/2013	Product Hybridisation
RNAeasy Kit		RNAeasy Kit	27/06/2013
RNAeasy MinElute Cleanup Kit		RNAeasy MinElute Cleanup Kit	02/07/2013
Running Page Gels		Running Page Gels	02/07/2013
Seeds Plating		Seeds Plating	27/06/2013
Sephadex Chromatography	09/07/2013	Sephadex Chromatography
Sequencing Cleanup	12/11/2013	Sequencing Cleanup	12/11/2013
Sequencing Reaction	12/11/2013	Sequencing Reaction	12/11/2013
Southern Blot	28/06/2013	Southern Blot	29/06/2013
Transformation	01/07/2012	Transformation	01/07/2012
Typing Bacteriophage	01/07/2013	Typing Bacteriophage
UV Irridation of E-Coli	01/07/2013	UV Irridation of E-Coli
Visualisation of gene expression - Drosophilia Embryo	02/07/2013	Visualisation of gene expression - Drosophilia Embryo	02/07/2013
Visualisation of lytic & lysogenic phage		Visualisation of lytic & lysogenic phage	01/07/2013
Visualisation of precipitation reactions using Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis	27/06/2013	Visualisation of precipitation reactions using Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis	27/06/2013
Yeast 2 Hybridisation	14/07/2013	Yeast 2 Hybridisation	14/07/2013
Zn12 Stain	20/07/2013	Zn12 Stain	20/07/2013

Chemical & Reagent RA/SOP

This register is for high risk/hazardous/dangerous substances. If the chemical you are looking for is not listed on this register, check with Chemwatch for further information.

Risk Assessment	RMSS #	Review Date	Safe Operating Procedure	Review Date
2,3,7,8- Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD)		12/03/2014
Acetaldehyde
Acetic Acid - Glacial		24/03/2015	Acetic Acid - Glacial
Acetic Anhydride		31/03/2015	Acetic Anhydride
Acetonitrile		08/06/2014	Acetonitrile
N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine
Acids		12/10/2015	Acids
Acrylamide	#215	28/07/2014	Acrylamide
Adenine		15/08/2014	Adenine
di-Aluminium Orthophosphate
Allyl Alcohol
3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane
Ammonium Chloride		20/01/2015	Ammonium Chloride
Ammonium Metavanadate
Aniline		17/09/2014	Generation of solid ionic matrix using Cinnamic acids and Aniline for ChIP-100 printing onto tissue	28/09/2014 (stored locally)
Asphyxiant Gases			Asphyxiant gases	03/03/2014
Azathioprine
Barium Hydroxide
Benzopyrene		12/01/2014
beta-Napthoflavone		12/01/2014
Biogram		08/04/2015	Biogram
Bioprep (Ecolab)		19/05/2013	Bioprep
Bromine
Cacodylic Acid
Cadmium Sulphate
Choline
Chromic Acid
Chromic Chloride
Corrosives, Volatile			Corrosives, Volatile	06/04/2012
Cyanogen Bromide
Cyclohexamide
Dianisidine
o-Dianisidine Dihydrochloride
Diethyl Ether
Diethylamine
4-Dimethylaminopyridine
N,N,-Dimethylhexylamine
2,4-Dinitrophenol
Ethidium Bromide		05/07/2012	INFO SHEET: Ethidium Bromide	07/07/2012
Ethyl Chloroform
N-Ethylmaleimide
Ethylenediamine
Fluoroacetic Acid
Formaldehyde		23/02/2015	Formaldehyde
Formalin
Formamide		30/06/2013
Formic Acid
Fumaryl Chloride
Glutardialdehyde
Glyoxal
Guanidine
Heptafluorobutyric Acid
Hydrochloric Acid		19/07/2013
Hydrogen Chloride
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydroxylamine
Hygromycin B
Iodine
Isopentane
Liquid Nitrogen	CHEM102	09/07/2011	INFO SHEET: Liquid Nitrogen	13/07/2011
Lithium Hydroxide
Mercuric Chloride
Mercuric Nitrate
Mercuric Oxide Red
2-Methylbutane
Mitomycin C
Nickel Chloride Hexahydrate
Nickel Sulfate
Nitric Acid
Oxalic Acid
Perchloric Acid
Phenol		21/09/2013	Phenol
Phenylthiocarbamide
Phenylthiourea
Phosphorous Acid
Phosphorus Pentoxide
Bouin's Fixative (Picric Acid)
Piperidine
Potassium Chromate/Dichromate
Potassium Hydroxide		02/02/2015	Potassium Hydroxide Solution	02/02/2015
Puromycin
Putrescine
Pyruvic Acid
Salicylic Acid
Sodium Arsenite
Sodium Azide		01/03/2015	Sodium Azide
Sodium Borohydride
Sodium Cacodylate
Sodium Cyanoborohydride
Sodium Hypochlorite
tri-Sodium Orthophosphate
Sodium Hydroxide	CHEM101	25/01/2016
Sodium Nitrite
Sodium Selenite
Sulphuric Acid
Tetranitromethane
Thioglycolic Acid
Tolidine
Trichloroacetic Acid
1,1,2-Trichlorotrifluoroethane
Triethylamine
Trifluoroacetic Acid
Tris(2-carboxyethyl)phosphine hydrochloride
Trizol		05/03/2015
Uranyl Acetate
Waste Chemical Store		18/01/2013	Waste Chemical Store	18/01/2013

Plant & Equipment RA/SOP

Risk Assessment	#	Review Date	Safe Operating Procedure	Review Date
Low Risk Laboratory Equipment For items of laboratory plant & equipment that are assessed low risk by the Risk Assessment Decision Tree.	RMSS 755	24/06/2015
Low Risk Office Equipment For items of office plant & equipment that are assessed low risk by the Risk Assessment Decision Tree.	RMSS 486	14/07/2015
Anaesthetic Machine	101MBS	24/01/2016	Anaesthetic Machine	24/01/2016
Aquarium Tanks	RMSS1022	16/02/2016
Autoclave Use		03/11/2012	CSU Sterilisation Procedures Autoclaves- MLS Builing including Quarantine Material Waste Disposa	01/03/2011 01/03/2011
Balance			Balance	27/08/2014
Bioruptor	123MBS	03/09/2015	Bioruptor	09/12/2015
Biosafety Cabinet, Class II	103MBS	24/10/2012	Biosafety Cabinet	18/12/2012
Cell Disruptor	104MBS	20/09/2013	Cell Disruptor	28/10/2015
Centrifuge	105MBS	21/07/2012	Sorvall Centrifuge	06/04/2012
Centrifuge, Ultra	106MBS	09/02/2015	Centrifuge, Ultra Beckman J2 & J25 Avanti Beckman Optima L-100XP, TLX-120, TLX-100	22/02/2015 18/08/2015
Cole Palmer Pump			Cole Palmer Pump	06/04/2012
Computer Workstation	107MBS	02/03/2014	Computer Workstation
DG Cabinet, Class 3	108MBS	11/01/2015	DG Cabinet, Class 3	06/04/2012
Dewer Flask	109MBS	10/12/2014	Dewer Flask
Dry Block Heaters (Digestion Blocks)	110MBS	13/08/2014	Dry Block Heaters (Digestion Blocks)
Flow Cytometers	143MBS	04/04/2016	Flow Cytometers
Freeze Dryer	111MBS	09/11/2014	Freeze Dryer	09/11/2014
Freezer	112MBS	30/03/2015	Freezer
Freezer, Ultracold	113MBS	10/01/2016	Freezer, Ultracold	11/01/2016
French Pressure Cell (French Press)	138MBS	24/02/2016	French Pressure Cell (French Press) SOP kept locally - James Paton Lab 4th Floor	30/03/2016
FPLC Equipment (Fast Protein Liquid Chromotography)	117MBS	26/08/2013
Fume Hood	118MBS	10/08/2014	Fume Hood Safe-Tee Series 2000 Manual	14/05/2013 Not MBS Doc
Gas Cylinders	RMSS786	29/07/2015	Gas Cylinders	12/08/2013
Incubators	122MBS	08/04/2015	Incubators
Laminar Flow Cabinet	125MBS	30/08/2014	Laminar Flow Cabinet	18/12/2012
Lifting Trolley 500kg	139MBS	02/09/2014	Lifting Trolley 500kg	07/09/2014
Liquid Nitrogen Storage Tank	114MBS	09/12/2014	Liquid Nitrogen Storage Tank	04/02/2014
Magnetic Stirrer (heated)	132MBS	27/08/2014	Magnetic Stirrer
Microscopes	124MBS	22/04/2014	Microscopes
Microtome	115MBS	23/08/2011	Leica Cryostat Shandon Cryostat E INFO SHEET: Microtomes	01/01/2013 01/03/2015 14/09/2012
Microwave Oven	126MBS	27/08/2014	Microwave Oven	06/04/2012
Omnimixer			Omnimixer	06/04/2012
Oven, Drying	130MBS	28/04/2014	Oven, Drying	28/04/2014
Ovens	129MBS	16/07/2014	Ovens
Phoenix Dispenser Robot	131MBS	31/01/2016
Refrigerators (Laboratory)	137MBS	18/05/2014	Refrigerators (Laboratory)
Shakers (Orbital/Rocking Platform) includes Orbital Shaking Incubators	127MBS	02/02/2016	Shakers (Orbital/Rocking Platform)
Spectrophotometer, (incl UV) (also covers Biophotometers)	140MBS	09/06/2014	Spectrophotometer, (incl UV)
Vacuum Concentrator	142MBS	22/03/2016	Speedvac System	26/05/2013
Thermal Cyclers	133MBS	15/12/2014	Thermal Cyclers
Transilluminator	134MBS	24/11/2011	Transilluminator	23/02/2015
Ultrasonic Bath	135MBS	12/07/2012	Ultrasonic Bath	09/03/2012
UV Lamps	136MBS	18/01/2016
Vacuum Aspiration System			Vacuum Aspiration System	06/04/2012
Vibratome		08/08/2013	Vibratome
Vortex Mixer	128MBS	01/06/2015
Waterbath, Hot	121MBS	14/07/2014	Waterbath, Hot
X-Ray Film Processor	141MBS	17/02/2015	X-Ray Film Processor	17/02/2015

Processes RA/SOP

Risk Assessment		Review Date	Safe Operating Procedure	Review Date
Animal Handling	PROC104	15/02/2016	Animal Handling	17/02/2016
Broken Glass in Autoclave - Cleaning Process	PROC107	28/03/2016	Broken Glass in Autoclave - Cleaning Process	28/03/2016
Changing the Dishwashing Liquid in TSU		10/02/2015	Changing the Dishwashing Liquid in the TSU	10/02/2015
Disposal of Soda Lime		27/08/2014	Disposal of Soda Lime	28/08/2014
Duck Procedures (RA & Supporting Documentation stored locally - Jilbert Lab MLS 3.35)	PROC103	10/02/2016
Electrophoresis	PROC106	16/02/2016	Electrophoresis - Gel Agarose Electrophoresis - Acrylamide	14/10/2010
Frog Surgery			Frog Surgery	21/11/2012
Gel Documentation using Ethidium Bromide	119MBS	21/05/2012	Gel Documentation using Ethidium Bromide	16/05/2012
Growing A549 cells and creating Adenovirus, Enterovirus & HSV-1	116MBS	10/05/2014	Growing A549 cells and creating Adenovirus, Enterovirus & HSV-1	10/05/2014
GUS Staining			GUS Staining	01/07/2013
HBV DNA Transfections			HBV DNA Transfections	21/09/2013
HPLC - High Pressure Liquid Chromatography	PROC102	13/08/2014	HPLC - High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
Laminar Flow positioning in G.04 for Hybridoma prac		03/08/2014 (stored locally)	N/A
Mixing Fly Media with Electric Drill		19/03/2015	Mixing Fly Media with Electric Drill	19/03/2015
N/A			OGTR SOP Hepatitis B Virus Infected Ducks	N/A
N/A			OGTR SOP for Handling & Transport of GMOs	N/A
PCR Purification using QIAGEN Kit			PCR Purification using QIAGEN Kit	01/07/2013
Pipetting, Standard Procedure			Pipetting, Standard Procedure	06/04/2012
Plasmid DNA Propagation			Plasmid DNA Propagation	21/09/2013
Plasmid mini prep with SIGMA kit			Plasmid mini prep with SIGMA kit	01/07/2013
Propagation of HCVcc			Propagation of HCVcc	21/09/2013
Resuspending pellets using (graduated) glass pipette		23/08/2012	Resuspending pellets using (graduated) glass pipette	23/08/2012
Seating in the MLS Breakout Space		18/03/2015	Seating in the MLS Breakout Space	N/A
Sharps and Glass Use	PROC105	14/02/2016	Sharps and Glass Use	14/02/2016
Sterile filtration of solutions		13/08/2014	Sterile filtration of solutions	13/08/2014
Sterilisation of instruments using ethanol & flame		21/04/2013	Sterilisation of instruments using ethanol & flame	25/05/2013
Treating mammalian cells in culture with aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands		05/05/2014	Treating mammalian cells in culture with aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands	05/05/2014

Risk Assessments & SOPs - Why?

Risk Assessments and Safe Operating Procedures are an integral part of the work we do. Before commencing any task for the first time or use a piece of equipment for the first time, it is imperative that we make sure there is a risk assessment for it. If you see something that is unsafe or feel could be potentially harmful; you need to make sure there is a Risk Assessment available.

A Risk Assessment provides us with a list of potential hazards relating to a process, chemical, piece of equipment etc and gives us the controls to be able to manage those hazards and reduce the risk to you and your colleagues.

Safe Operating Procedures give us instructions on how to perform tasks, use a piece of equipment or a chemical safely. Where there is risk involved, a Safe Operating Procedure is required.

Should a Risk Assessment or SOP not be available for any relevant item, it is the responsibility of the Group Leader/Supervisor to complete this process. You can also follow the link to the web instructions: Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment.

The University also conducts training on Hazard Management which includes completing a risk assessment. Go to the University Training Web Page and enrol for the Hazard Management training session.

Once you have completed your Risk Assessment or SOP, forward it to the School HSO for review and upload to the register.