Lab DecontaminationStep-by-Step:

What kind of lab decontamination do you require and how to complete it.

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Meet Your PresenterJohn WrightField Service Operations Manager

• Started with Triumvirate in 2010• 17 Years of experience in field service

work• Previously – PM for large projects with

Hennigan Engineering and K&D Industrial Services

Our Key Message

Choose the correct lab decontamination for

your project and implement successfully

Who Is This For?

Schools and Universities

Student and professor turnover

Lab Move

Changing locations

Lab Decommissionings

Lab closures

Are you planning a lab decontamination project

in the near future?

What Will You Learn?How to identify lab hazards and determine how they’re

important to your lab decontamination

Which decontamination procedure is right for you

What paperwork needs to be completed as part of your

decontamination

You Might Be Thinking...

• How do I know the correct lab decontamination procedure was chosen?

• Who should I trust to complete this safely and compliantly?

• How do I know that the decontamination is completed properly?

This Is Why We’re Different

What Others Say

We have wiped and cleaned all surfaces

We have removed all trash and chemicals

We have completed the lab cleaning

What We Say Instead

We have removed all contaminants from the lab

surfaces.

We have containerized all waste and chemicals for

proper disposal.

We have completed all paperwork for the lab

decontamination

OverviewIdentify chemicals used, as well

as what lab was used for.

Determine the surface cleaner for each decontamination.

Insure all hazards are removed.

Our Key Message

Choose the correct lab decontamination for

your project and implement successfully

Step One

Identify chemicals used, as well as what lab was used for.

Determine the surface cleaner for each decontamination.

Insure all hazards are removed.

What was the lab used for?

What chemicals were used?

Was there any bio or radiation?

Any radiation use areas need to be

screened and cleared before the decontamination

starts.

Was there bio used?

Step Two

Identify chemicals used, as well as what lab was used for.

Determine the surface cleaner for each decontamination.

Insure all hazards are removed.

To determine the correct cleaner to use, refer to your

list of active chemicals used.

Radiation areas need to be

screened and sampled for gamma

x-rays, beta, and alpha radiation

Was there Bio present? Were

there live cultures, what was the main

area these cultures were

used?

Was the use only chemical? Were

there acids used? Were there Caustics

used?

Step Three

Identify chemicals used, as well as what lab was used for.

Determine the surface cleaner for each decontamination.

Insure all hazards are removed.

Action Plan

Check all drawers.

Check behind all benches.

Check under all fume hoods.

Have all hazards been

removed?

Have all hazards been removed from

behind the baffles and storage?

Our Key Message

Choose the correct lab decontamination for

your project and implement successfully

Large lab Decontamination

Areas of concern that may get missed.

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