Chores:

1. Check and replenish paper towels in dispensers

• Paper towels are stocked in brown paper packages on the shelves along the wall by the entrance.
• There are 2 paper towel dispensers in the lab uFL and 3 in IW, just turn the key (usually located on top of the dispenser) to check how much there are.

2. Check and replenish gloves

• Check if any glove boxes are about to run out; there are 2 glove locations in uFL and 3 in IW.
• If they are, open up the next one on top of the stack and add a new box of gloves to the bottom of the stack. Insure there are always 2 extra boxes in the main glove location located by the lab entrance.
• Make sure there are both latex gloves to use.
• Gloves are stocked on the shelves along the wall by the entrance, as well as above the vacuum furnace in uFL, and at the entrance and by each sink in IW.

3. Tidy up bench spaces

• Properly dispose of sharps and put away tools/supplies.
• Ensure razor blades are located on designated magnets and not on lab benches.

4. Sweep and mop

• Walkways and under benches.
• Start at the corner of the lab and move in a zig-zag direction around the lab to make sure you don't get trapped.
• Dirty water poured in the sink
• Use the general maintenance cart located in the hallway outside the lab. The cleaner is stored in the cabinet under the sink.
• Rule of thumb: Best to do in the mornings or weekends to avoid congestion in the lab.

5. Check and replenish hazardous waste/waste labels

1. Empty solvent bottles should not be rinsed. Make sure to cross out the labels with a Sharpie and have a waste solvent label pre tagged.
2. If waste bin is HALF full, contact EH&S to schedule a waste pickup

• Note: The hazardous waste tub is the grey tub located underneath the sink.

6. Check sharps containers

• If full, tape off the top and place in the hazardous waste bin.
• Usually will consider full when you can't put something else in the container without getting cut.

7. Check glass waste bin

• If full, seal and tape off the top.
• Replace with new bin.
• To take out the glass waste, there are rolling trash bins with red tops behind Elings Hall. Ensure that two people take out the glass waste, and that you hold the bins from the bottom.

8. Make sure all cabinets are locked and lockboxes are locked and closed

• If a user has left it unlocked, make sure to lock it.

9. Check and replenish Kim wipes at every station

• Kim wipes are stocked on the shelves along the wall by the entrance.

10. Refill solvent squirt bottles in fume hood

• Fume hood should have 1-3 bottles of IPA and Acetone, and 1-2 bottles of Ethanol.
• Large jugs should be located under the hood in the cabinet.
• New jugs in the cabinet labeled “extra solvents.”
• Wear gloves and lab coat; do all refilling in the fume hood.
• Keep empty solvent bottles as waste bottles.
• NOTE: Acetone will drip when refilled due to pressure differences. So point away from yourself.

11. Monitor the hazardous waste jugs

• Place in the hazardous waste bin if needed.
• Check waste levels in the containers.
• Generally, move to pickup bin if the hazardous waste jug has not been replaced for about 9 months or if it is over 75% full.

12. Top off the Sonicator with DI water

13. Replace the paper towels in the spin coaters if needed

• Paper towels will have oil streaks if the spinner has been used.
• Usually use 3 paper towels at the bottom and top of the spin coater.

14. Top off cutting fluid in diamond cutter

• The blue fluid by the CNC drill.

15. Restart the Objet Printer

• IN THIS ORDER:
• Turn computer and Objet off. Wait 10 seconds
• Turn Objet on (use mirror to find power switch in the back).
• Turn the computer on.
• Open remote desktop.
• Open Objet application on remote desktop.
• Open Object Studio software on the main desktop.

16. Replace empty resin and waste containers in the printer

• Check software. If the resin level is red or has an hourglass, it cannot be put back in once taken out. Avoid wasting resin.
• Restock spare materials in the grey bin under the printer.
• Print new labels if necessary.

17. Clean the pressure washing station

• Make sure water is off (both levers should be down).
• Check the yellow gloves and replace if torn.

18. Restock Thinky Mix Uline jars

• Stored below the workbench and along the storage wall of the lab.

19. Replace dirty bench liners