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Illinois IGB

Safety

IGB Training: Lab

6: Working Alone in the Labs

It is preferable to avoid working alone in the laboratory.

Individuals working alone in separate laboratories should make arrangements to check on each other periodically or have someone else check on them.

Experiments or procedures known to be hazardous should not be undertaken by a worker who is alone in a laboratory.

Do not allow anyone to come into IGB labs unless you know that they are authorized to be in the lab.

Please do not prop open doors that are designed to provide security or contain fires, whether you are working alone or not.