Recommendations#

1. Keep personal care products outside the lab/bench area (store them in your locker or in personal bags).
2. If keeping flies close to personal desks, make a clear divide between these biological materials and personal stuff.

Preparation for inspection checklist:#

1. Read and fill out the Lab safety Orientation Checklist (it has useful links to Safety resources).
2. Make sure there is no food or food-related trash in the lab or lab trash bins.
3. Make sure “fly morgues are capped”.
4. Make sure that biowaste boxes/bins are not overfilled.
5. Make sure that the emergency eyewashes are unobstructed.
6. Make sure paper towels and soap are provided at the sinks.
7. Make sure all gas tanks that are not in use are capped.
8. Make sure people do not have flies on their personal desks.
9. Make sure you move your plants somewhere outside the lab area (for example, you can put them in your locker).
10. Make sure apple cider vinegar, nail polisher, and other potentially edible reagents are labeled ‘for lab use only’.