• Keep your lab area clean at all times. Keep the common areas clean at all times. Limit your use of lab space.
• Only lab equipment and research samples go in the lab.
• Label all of your materials, equipment, and supplies belonging to you, with your name, your project name, and the date.
*** ANYTHING NOT PROPERLY LABELLED WILL BE DISCARDED.
• Label all liquids clearly to indicate their contents.
• Store all voluble and dangerous chemicals in the metal chemical cabinet only.
• Label everything you put into lab refrigerators and freezers with your name, project name, date and what the item is.
*** ANYTHING NOT PROPERLY LABELLED WILL BE DISCARDED.
• You must move all samples from fridges and freezers to long-term storage facilities at the end of every month.
*** DO NOT STORE SAMPLES IN THE LAB FRIDGES AND FREEZERS FOR THE LONG-TERM.
• You may rent long-term storage for supplies from the Mpala administrators. Otherwise, do not store any supplies in the lab long-term.
• You must responsibly discard your own sharps (broken glass, needles, blades) and hazardous materials (blood samples, chemicals). Do NOT place these in the regular trash.
• DO NOT PLACE DEAD ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNAL FRIDGES OR FREEZERS. If you require collection of dead animals, you must store them in other refrigerator / freezer facilities.
• Remove ALL materials from the lab bench and shelves when your project is finished. Clean your area with bleach and ethanol before you leave. Anything left on common lab benches or shelves will be discarded or appropriated.
• Treat the communal-use equipment with respect, keep it clean, and always leave all of these things IN THE LAB.