PREPARATION FOR LABORATORY WORK

1. PREPARATION FOR LABORATORY WORK - Iwaki Sensei

The laboratory where we carried out all the practicals and lectures for the training is physically protected P1 level laboratory. No foods and drinks are permitted in this particular lab. The hoods are fitted with High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters and safety cabinets.

Garbage disposals are in various categories namely:

1. Combustibles e.g. papers, paper towels

2. Non-combustibles e.g. gloves, plastic tips and tubes

3. Glassware waste buckets for broken glassware and cleaned with broom and collection tray

4. Biological waste such as petri dishes and cells, are to be put in autoclave bags for autoclaving before disposal.

5. Sharp objects such as blades, needles and syringes are disposed off separately.

It was well noted that the university has 4 kinds of garbage waste bins namely:

1. Cans

2. Pet bottles

3. Papers

4. Plastics

All glassware should be washed well with detergent and final rinsed with de-ionized water. The room should be kept clean as it is also for biochemical experiments besides the lectures. The supervisor designated for that day oversees that all the above is observed by the participants.