Evaluating a Chemical/Biological Laboratory to Promote Safety Measures

Abstract

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Al-Khwarizmi College of Engineering at Baghdad University has lately renovated its own research laboratories to comply with international safety measures and conduct undergraduate and postgraduate research. In this regard, the department has harnessed some amenities within the college to establish these laboratories taking into accounts creating a convenient, safe, and developed working environment for both researchers and students. A precise procedure was followed to establish this laboratory which includes providing new bench tops which offer spacious working places for workers. These benches were supplied with power points, gas, water, and compressed air outlets. In addition, the laboratories were provided with fume hoods, fire extinguishers, and other auxiliary safety tools. For all that, an inspection conducted by experts to these laboratories showed some major and minor faults which need to be taken into considerations to ensure safety for all workers within these amenities.

Risk assessment in postgraduate laboratories.

“…After careful assessment of the laboratories in chemistry department including the postgraduate laboratories taking into consideration to make use of some established strategies from the literatures [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. CSSC inspectors found many dangerous faults in those laboratories (Figures 1-4).…”