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R. Kroeske

Laboratory and Equipment rules

Daily practice in the laboratory

  • It is obliged to wear safety glasses and laboratory coats inside the laboratory!
  • It is not recommended to wear contact lenses inside the laboratory.
  • Closed shoes are obligatory.
  • No short trousers or skirt are allowed during labwork.
  • No gloves when leaving the lab, when touching door handle or when typing!.
  • Before using the oil pumps, read the instructions and apply them.
  • Keep the fume hood closed as much as possible during work.
  • Clear and close the fume hoods and waste cabinets at the end of the day
  • Leave equipment clean after use
  • Empty containers / bottles will be picked up by technicians.
  • Report mechanical failures to the responsible person of the equipment or notify a technician.
  • Each Friday afternoon (or last day of the week): clean up of the lab

Out-of-order/repairs

  • Report an electrical failure, a disturbance of the water supply etc. to the technicians
  • Report disorders outside office hours to the responsible persons on the experiment permits or to the person responsible for the instrument.