Prep room services

Safety and security concerns are just as important in the prep room as they are in the ccience lab. Prep rooms require:

• Master controls (emergency shut-offs) for gas, electricity and water; plus zoned controls for isolation and maintenance.
• Colour-coded pipes, with direction of flowclearly marked.
• ICT: Internet/intranet access, with a telephone connected to the school telecommunications system.

Fire, Health & Safety

As with the science lab, prep rooms require:

• Noise, fire, smoke and fumes to be contained
• Fire extinguishers (CO2 – not water based and preferably not powder) and fire blankets.
• First aid kits.
• Emergency eyewash.
• Emergency alarms points in the prep room, or close to it.
• Telephones, to reduce the safety risks of working alone.