Lab Decommissioning: Laboratory Clearance and Decommissioning Request Form

To ensure the safety and well-being of lab staff and other personnel who will use the lab at a later time, a lab will need to complete a decommissioning process to make sure the space is clean and safe for use by the next tenants. This app for Laboratory Decommissioning provides the user, most likely lab staff, a project manager, or principal investigator, with a sense of what type equipment is included in the lab so they can plan the decommissioning process. Initially, contact information for lab staff, a project manager, or principal investigator will need to be recorded. Next, a checklist will help determine the equipment housed in the lab. Questions may include topics about biological lab work, including biological materials, refrigerators, freezers, biosafety cabinets or other biological safety measures. Questions about hazardous chemicals may include chemical inventory details, fume cupboards, and disposal areas for chemical waste. The app will also address radiological usage, storage and waste disposal in the lab. This information will be helpful to lab personnel, contractors, and others who will use the lab at a later date. Ultimately, the goal is to ensure the health and safety of the lab space.