Todd:Group Responsibilities

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General Responsibilities and Lab Cleanup You are responsible for: The maintenance of your hood (shown below), which means the space itself, the Schlenk line, the hivac pump and the cupboards underneath your hood The floor area immediately around your hood Your bench and desk area Those people with a bench bordering on the window are responsible for the bench area in front of the window. Specific maintenance tasks are listed below There will be a general lab cleanup on: Wednesday September 14th 2011. Lab clean-up means: Making your hood clean and uncluttered Checking that the bottles of chemicals/solvents underneath the hood are tidy and in good order Cleaning your bench, shelves and cupboards, and clearing them of clutter Cleaning and tidying the sink area between benches Collecting together any broken glassware for repair or removal Cleaning the area in front of the windows to remove cobwebs/dust etc Cleaning up/checking things that are your direct responsibility (below) Removing RB flasks from fridges/freezers and transferring samples to vials Ensuring your samples in the fridge are properly labelled and are stored in plastic boxes Tidying up paper and any other clutter from your desk area Sorting any other equipment/glassware either into communal drawers, storage (i.e. labelled boxes) or into someone's private stash Sort out any communal crap underneath the sinks Identify any problems with equipment (e.g. stirrer hot plates, pumps) Misc Responsibilities Rotary evaporators: Nilupa, Soo, Swapnil, Althea TLC Stains: Mingfeng TLC chambers/UV lamps (both) plus the in-group balance: Angus Ovens: Paul Glassblower repairs: Murray Fridge defrosting: Anthony Fume Hood Assignments