Aug 21 2008
The Official Shyambajuz Laboratory Safety Guide
1. One must wear a proper lab coat that hasn’t been washed since last year. This protects your fashionable clothes from toxic chemicals and other contaminants. Note that the coat need not be buttoned.
2. Gloves are a protection against contamination of precious samples… and also provide an extra layer of protection for your delicate skin against possible accidents.
3. Remember that authorized user access to the laboratory is enforced on a 24 hour basis. Any suspicious persons entering the laboratory without proper ID will be subject to harassment by random (fat and angry) security personnel. Note that unfettered use of gloves on door handles is totally acceptable.
4. Before starting any work with cells or animal tissue, please remember to spray down your gloves with 70% ethanol. Proper spraying technique is required.
5. Two essential steps for collection of your cells or sample with the centrifuge:
(1) Please balance your sample with a random tube of unidentified liquid that is laying around the lab.
(2) A prayer before starting the centrifuge is required to ensure proper spinning of the centrifuge. If the centrifuge faults anyway, you may try a curse instead. Results not guaranteed either way.
Follow the Shyambajuz Laboratory Safety Guide and your experiments are guaranteed to succeed!