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Laboratory Procedures
Scheduling
Lab scheduling should be arranged with the MDL Director, Katherine
Patenaude (401-863-3464). Requests for use of the MDL facilities for
special sessions such as evening and weekend use should be made sufficiently
in advance to allow for room assignments and rescheduling of the technical
staff's time.
A protocol of experiments, together with lists of equipment and supplies
needed for the experiment are to be submitted sufficiently in advance
of the experiment to permit the staff to accumulate the materials. Course
requests for laboratory preparations are filled on a "first come,
first served" basis. Protocols that are handed in late cannot be
met to the detriment of other course preparations.
The MDL Director and Technical Staff will be
available for consultation and help with the organization and execution
of laboratory exercises.
It is hoped that the instructors will utilize the Technical Staff to the
fullest extent possible. The instructors are also encouraged to teach
special procedures to the MDL Technical Staff.
All experiments involving radioactive materials must be cleared with the
Radiation Safety Officer.
All experiments involving the potential risk of blood borne pathogens
must be cleared with Risk Management.
Whenever possible, experiments should be terminated by 6 PM. It is understood
that there will be times when meaningful experiments can only be done
when they extend beyond 6 PM. In these cases, the following should be
considered:
a) A faculty member should be present at all times after 6 PM and should
secure the laboratory after the last student has left.
b) Whenever possible, preparations that can be accomplished before the
beginning of the lab session should be done, so that the students can
begin in a more advanced stage of the experiment and the experiment terminated
at an earlier time.
Procedures for Students
Students are not to work in
the Multidisciplinary Laboratories unless an instructor is present. Special
arrangements can be made for study groups.
The Technical Staff is available
to instruct students in the proper use of equipment and time should be
made available during the lab for such instruction. Students should not
use equipment without adequate instruction, and students are responsible
for the care of equipment and supplies.
Instructors and their students will adhere to safety regulations.
Students are responsible for rinsing dirty glassware and placing it in
the receptacles provided. Items to be sterilized should be placed in receptacles
provided for that purpose. Students are responsible for cleaning their
own area.
Broken glassware, needles, etc. should be thrown away only in the special
receptacles or biohazard containers provided for them.
No food or drink is permitted in the MDL.
Students will not be allowed in laboratory areas with bare feet.
Any materials to be saved should be marked with the name of student, course
number and date; otherwise, materials remaining after class will be discarded.
Refrigerators and incubators will be emptied on a routine basis and any
unlabeled materials discarded.
Spills, accidents, or other mishaps must be reported to the instructor
or the MDL staff.
Casual visitors are not permitted in the MDL.
Care and Use of Microscopes
It is the responsibility of instructors to see that students receive adequate
instruction in the use and care of microscopes. At the end of the laboratory
exercise microscopes should be returned to their respective (numbered)
cabinets. Microscopes should be used only in the area where they are housed
and should not be moved from bench to bench.
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