After-hours Lab Access Authorization form - Faculty of Science and Technology – Yellow 2 labs - Use of Laboratories – Outside Office Hours

Sep 15, 2026

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After-hours Lab Access Authorization form for the Faculty of Science and Technology, Yellow 2 laboratories, covering authorization to access specific areas only during defined outside-office-hours windows. It sets health and safety risk-management requirements, including High Risk versus Low Risk area classification, buddy requirement for higher-risk labs, and prerequisites such as induction, emergency contacts, safety and emergency procedures, dos and don’ts, and Safe Zone app registration. The form requires risk assessment submission, sign-offs by requester, supervisor, technical officer, and PVC approval for medium/high risk after mitigation.

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After-hours Lab Access Authorization form

Access conditions and risk classification

Required information and approvals

Buddy requirement and appendix lists of labs

After-hours Lab Access Authorization form Faculty of Science and Technology – Yellow 2 labs Use of Laboratories – Outside Office Hours (5pm onwards during weekdays, before 8am during weekdays, all day during weekends and public holidays) This is in order to ensure that the risks to the health and safety of staff and students working after-hour in laboratories is managed to minimise injury/damage and provide effective response to an emergency. Areas are classified as High Risk or Low Risk depending on the location and/or activity to be undertaken. You may need an extra person with you (Buddy) to be present with you. Buddy criteria: current user of the specified area who is inducted about the safety and emergency procedures. Refer to the list of locations in appendix and identify the person in charge of the lab and the risk level. You are allowed to access areas only requested and approved. The access is considered completed and approved when all signatures have been obtained. Completed forms and associated documents must be emailed to HYPERLINK "mailto:fst-support@cdu.edu.au" fst-support@cdu.edu.au Staff Student Other (external collaborator) Name of Requestor: Subject/Project Name: Purpose of after hour access: e.g. To take 24 hour readings, work to be finished during a certain time frame Instrument to be used, and proposed activities: Specific Lab (room numbers): Lab Technical Officer In-charge of the area/lab: Day/Date: (Enter dates or periods if long-term or multiple days) Access Time: Second person (Buddy) Requester to check: I have been inducted into Emergency contacts Safety procedures Emergency procedures Dos and Don’ts Registered to Safe Zone app on my phone I have conducted Risk Assessment for my proposed activity (including any additional risk associated with after-hours work and submitted to my supervisor. *Please attach a risk assessment for the activity With the given key/access, I ( ) take the full responsibility of the lab, its equipment and the activity conducted during the specified period of time, as above. I will work at least in pairs (in medium to high-risk labs). I have been appropriately briefed on Safety Procedures, the Dos and Don’ts and made aware of the Emergency Procedures and number 08 8946 (7777). I have also conducted a Risk Assessment for my proposed activity. Signature of Requestor Name, Student ID & Date: Supervisor to complete: The student above has been briefed on Safety Procedures, the Do’s and Don’ts and being made aware of the Emergency Procedures. Risk Assessment for the proposed activity including risks associated with conducting them during after-hours has been conducted and submitted to me. I have assessed the student and have found the student to be competent to work in the requested lab and do the activity after hours as required. Title & Name of Supervisor: Signature: Date: Approved by Technical officer (or person) in charge of the lab: Signature: Name, Title & Date: PVC approval needed if the risk-assessment indicates medium or high risk score after mitigation. Approved by: Signature of PVC (or Delegate) Name, Title & Date: Appendix High Risk Labs: (Buddy required) Person in charge Low Risk Labs: (Buddy not required) Person in charge Yellow2 level 1 labs 1.43 - Instrument room1 (Analytical Chem lab) Yolanda Yep 1.44 Instrument room2 (Balances) Yolanda Yep 1.47- Chemistry research lab Hao Wang 1.45 - Instrument room3 (Balances) Yolanda Yep 1.35 - Instrument room3 (ovens) 1.03 - Ecology lab1 Sean Bellairs/Penny Wurm 1.05 & 1.07 - Ecology lab2 Hamish Campbell 1.09 - Ecology lab4 Natalie Rossiter - Rachor Yellow2 level 2 labs PC2 labs 2.34/34a – trace DNA labs (ex tissue culture labs) 2.40/40a – access to Radiation Safety Officer only 2.46 &54 – main PC2 labs 2.48 – shellfish processing lab 2.53/53a –wastewater testing facilit

FAQs

Who needs a Buddy for after-hours laboratory access?

Buddy is required for High Risk labs. The form states that medium to high-risk labs require working at least in pairs and that Buddy criteria include being inducted about safety and emergency procedures.

What prerequisites must the requester complete before after-hours access?

The requester must be inducted into emergency contacts and safety and emergency procedures, review the dos and don’ts, register to the Safe Zone app, and conduct a risk assessment for the proposed activity.

When is PVC approval required?

PVC approval is needed if the risk assessment indicates a medium or high risk score after mitigation.

Sep 15, 2026

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