Chores

It is the responsibility of EVERYONE using the lab to:

• Label ALL samples/vials/dishes with NAME, CONTENTS and DATE.

• Keep the fridge and freezer in order with stuff labelled and stored safely.

• Tidy the desk space in the biochem lab after using it. Do not leave samples out for days on end, everyone has assigned cupboard space and trays.

• Properly empty, clean, dry and remove lids from glass before putting in the glass bin.

• Fill soap, water and ethanol wash bottles.

• Empty waste containers and bins as soon as they are full

• Reorder consumables (either from Quartzy or from the provider's website) as soon as they need to - check Ordering channel on Slack for details wrt supplier, product code etc. After ordering, detail what you purchase in Ordering on Slack.

Cleaning Rota

• Throw away anything not labelled properly

• Clear and wipe the work surfaces

• Dust the shelves and the equipments in both laser labs and wet labs

• Vacuum laser lab

• Flush sinks through with tap water (preferably hot, but cold fine since hot tap stopped working)

Inventory Rota

Every 2 months, a pair of two members of the group go through the lab inventory to check that it is up to date.

• Fridge and Freezer Inventory

• Chemical Inventory

Bring back after Christmas 2021.

Specific Jobs

• Lucian

 - Maintain plasma cleaner (+ oxygen cylinder)  + signup sheet

 - AKTA

• Yujie

- Meeting & rota scheduling 

- Maintain spincoater + signup sheet 

- Maintain Bath sonicator

- Manage website & Wiki  

• Christian 

- Misc Biochem things 

- pH meter 

• GuanZhong 

- Biological H&S and risk assessments 

- Maintain tip sonicator + signup sheet

- Order general optics for laser lab and keep them properly stored 

• Pan 

- Maintain CNC machine 

- Quarterly maintenance of MilliQ machine

• Zhongdao 

- Maintain fluorimeter + signup sheet, stock cuvettes  

- Computers / hardware

• Jo

- Maintain osmometer + calibration  

- Annual Calibration of pipettes