Appendix 9.8.

1 - Laboratory Relocation Safety Checklist

Building: Mechanical Engineering Room #:

Client: Dr. Michael Lipsett Department: Mechanical Engineering

Person Completing this Form:

Name: Title:
Date:

Completed? Date Notify

Completed
A. Administrative
1. Meet with risk management expert. Know
his/her telephone number and e-mail 
address. Yes

Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
2. Meet with lab technician. Know his/her
telephone number and e-mail address. 
Yes
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
3. Meet with movers. Know the managers
telephone number and e-mail address. 
Yes
Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
4. Meet with custodial supervisor. Know
his/her telephone number and e-mail
address.

Name:
Phone:
E-mail:
 B. Fire/Life Safety & Emergency Preparedness
5. Place evacuation maps at all entrances 
within the new lab space. Yes
6. Place first aid maps (locations of first aid 
kits, eyewash stations, etc.) Yes
7. Place maps with locations of fire 
extinguishers and pull alarms at all Yes
entrances within the new lab space.
8. Affix warning labels in necessary vicinities 
(warnings for hazardous materials, Yes
dangerous equipment, etc.)
9. Provide lab emergency contact information 
to the faculty of mechanical engineering. Yes
10. Determine if there will be any emergency
backup systems (emergency power,
temperature alarm response, etc.)
C. Inventory
11. Complete inventory of hazardous goods 
that will be relocated. Yes
12. Complete inventory of lab equipment with 
value greater than $2500 Yes
D. Chemical Safety & Waste Management
13. Ensure that lab personnel know where lab-
specific Material Safety Data Sheets  
(MSDS) are readily found on paper or Yes N/A
online.
14. Ensure that there are sufficient waste bins 
for all necessary waste types (garbage, Yes
recycle, chemical, biological, etc.)
E. Storage
15. Ensure that all elevated storage is 
minimum 18” from the ceiling Yes
F. General
16. Arrange for Dr. Lipsett to review 
Laboratory Relocation Safety Checklist Yes
17. Order appropriate personal protective
equipment (PPE) for the range of hazards  
found in this lab (gloves, splash goggles, Yes N/A
aprons, etc.)