Injury & Illness Prevention Program

Job Safety Analysis Form

501 Westwood Plaza, 4th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-825-5689 Fax: 310-825-7076 www.ehs.ucla.edu

Picture of task/equipment:

Task:

WORKING WITH P32

RADIOLABELED CHEMICALS

Name of Shop
or Dept:
Job Title(s):
Analyzed by:
Date:
Required PPE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Lab Coat
Covered Shoes
Gloves
Radioactive Badge
Goggles

Required/Recommended Trainings:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Bruin Safety Training

Lab Safety Training
Radioactive Class and Exam
Annual Recertification

TASK
1) Remove P32 from fridge
2) Position it behind the
plexiglass and open the
container
3) Remove the necessary
amount with a pipet tip and
transfer it to tube of choice
for the experiment
4) Close the P32 container

HAZARDS

CONTROLS

1a) Contamination
2a) Spills or
contamination

1a1) lead lined containers, PPE

2a1) plexiglass shields, radioactive cleaner, Have the
Geiger counter on, Always wear PPE

3a) Spills,
contamination, or
improper storage of
waste which could
cause contamination
4a) Contamination of

3a1) use radioactive plexiglass boxes, place radioactive

labels on each item where radioactivity is used, and
always have the items in 2 and 3
4a1) HAVE THE ITEMS IN 2 AND 3, survey the areas

and return it to the fridge

the counter or fridge,

spills

where radioactivity was used, secure the lid of the

container

5) Proceed with the

necessary incubation of
the solution containing P32
to radiolabel your DNA

5a) Contamination of
the counter or
equipment,
contamination from
improperly stored waste

5a1) Survey all areas where radioactivity was used, put

waste in the proper plexiglass boxes