Lab Room Changeover Guidelines

Complete each of the following guidelines before signing off a room as changed, in roughly the order below. If you are unable to complete all of the steps, email Brett with the progress that you did make.

Equipment Removal Steps

• Examine all equipment for damage, then remove from regular lab tables
• Place one complete set of apparatus on the equipment table
• Remove any equipment with trouble cards to the hourly prep room

Cleaning Steps

• Tables and chairs rearranged to default configuration
• Shades 1/4 open
• Whiteboards erased and wiped down, marker tray wiped down, test and restock markers (one red, blue and green)
• Tables and chairs dusted off
• Tables cleaned with Windex, spot cleaning with alcohol (when using alcohol, be sure to windex afterwards or it will eat the varnish)
• Computers, monitors, and Pasco boxes turned off
• Computers and computer carts dusted and spot cleaned

Equipment Setup Steps

• Neatly arrange all needed equipment for the new experiment on each of the 8 regular lab tables
• Examine all equipment for damage, labeling and replacing broken equipment as needed
• Place any unique items required for the lab in the cabinet.
• Follow any experiment specific setup instructions

Cabinet and Supplies Steps

• Straighten and restock standard equipment in the cabinet

• Straighten and restock standard equipment in the tape/stapler hutch

• Restock paper (3 reams)