Laboratory Maintenance

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In addition, I also maintained the health and safety measures already in place in the laboratories. I followed the guidance of the senior technician to maintain the health and safety and used the school inventory form to document the maintenance. To ensure that any broken glass could be cleaned up safely, I ensured that there was a brush and shovel in each room along with a glass bin which I emptied. The glass bins were emptied in to a cardboard box and tightly sealed before being disposed of with the general waste. Also, in case there is an accident or spillage in the classroom, I placed 3/4 pairs of nitrile gloves and 3/4 pairs of disposable surgical gloves in the cupboard under the sink in each room. Using the gloves in the case of an accident or spillage would help prevent injury from chemicals and any infection/contamination from any injuries that might occur.

For class experiments, there should be 22 pairs of safety goggles in each room (1 for each pupil, 1 for teacher and one for class assistant), so I counted the goggles in each room and replaced any that were broken, missing or scratched.

Whilst I was in the laboratories, I also checked that any glassware in the rooms was free from cracks, chips and sharp edges to prevent injury to pupils or teachers using the glassware.

I disposed of any damaged glassware in the glass bin and replaced it with new stock. I also moved glass beakers from being stored in drawers to being stored in low cupboards. This was to reduce the risk of glassware being broken and causing injury as trays are more likely to fall.