SIN Index
SIN ref number |
Title |
Activity |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| GH |
Good Hygiene Practice |
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| 001 |
Aerosol Oil |
Lubricating metal components using spray oils |
Applies to : WD40; AC-90; 3 in 1 spray oil |
| 002 |
Oils and Greases |
Application of lubricant to prevent seizing of components |
|
| 003 |
Oxygen (compressed gas) |
Oxy/acetylene welding, bio research, analytical equipment using oxygen |
Does not include the use of medical oxygen administration |
| 004 |
Solvent based enamels, paints, glues and cleaning agents |
Surface finishing using solvent based paints and varnishes. Use of solvent based adhesives. Cleaning / degreasing machinery / parts.
|
Does not cover the use of epoxy adhesives. |
| 005 |
Copper and Copper salts |
Crystallography, chemical reactions, |
|
| 006 |
Ferric chloride solution - 40% |
Printed circuit board etching |
|
| 007 | Cement |
Repairs to brick/block and plaster finishes, Engineering concrete research activities |
|
| 008 | Soldering activities - rosin free and lead free |
Jointing and repairing metals and printed circuit boards (PCB's) |
Does not cover fluxes containing rosin (colophony) or solders containing lead |
| 009 | Cleaning Agents - Non Lab |
General cleaning and surface preparation activities. |
Does not cover corrosive cleaning materials |
| 010 | Cleaning metalworking machinery |
Jeyes J22 Multi-Citrus cleaner |
After use cleaning |
| 012 | Higher Alcohols - propanol and butanol |
DNA/RNA extractions, chemical reactions |
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| 013 | Alkali - water soluble bases | Chemical reactions, cleaning | |
| 015 | Phenol / Phenol-based substances e.g. Trizol, phenol chloraform isoamyl alcohol etc | DNA/RNA extractions <100 ml | |
| 017 | Flammable liquids | Dispensing/diluting/mixing | |
| 018 | Cryogens | Dispensing / handling cryogenic liquids | |
| 022 | Oxidising substances | The use and storage of inorganic and organic oxidising agents (liquid and solid) | Does not include the use, storage and provision of strong oxidising agents (e.g. fuming nitric acid), oxygen from cylinders or organic peroxides (liquid and solid) |
| 025 | Inorganic acids Moderate Concentration | Laboratory use in synthesis and reactions, cleaning operations, further dilution and handling prepared solutions |
Does not cover use of Nitric Acid or Hydrofluoric Acid. Application concentrations 10-25% HCL 5-15% H2SO4 |
| 026 | Rocol Ultracut 370 Plus | Metal working cutting fluids | |
| 027 | Methanol, Methyl Alcohol | Chemical reactions, denaturing proteins, glassware washing, permeabilisation of cells, HPLC, Coomassie staining | |
| 029 | Formalin | Fumigation of microbiological safety cabinets (MSC's) | |
| 030 |
Ethanoic (Acetic) Acid Methanoic (Formic) Acid |
Etching, Mass Spectrometry, Chromatography, de-sating gels. | |
| 031 |
Formaldehyde Gluteraldehyde |
Denaturing gel electrophoresis, cell/tissue fixation | |
| 033 | NPK Fertilsers | Use of fertilisers in horticulture and agriculture for plant growth | |
| 036 | Ethidium Bromide Solution | DNA detection in agarose gel electrophoresis |
Liquids only, does not cover powder |
| 038 | Ammonium Glufosinate (BASTA, Kaspar) | Used for the selection of transgenic plants resistant to BASTA | |
| 039 | Acrylamide - Liquid | Dispensing and preparation of gels for electrophoresis, chromatography | Liquids only, does not cover powder. |
| 040 | Diesel | Dispensing into tractors agricultural vehicles and generators etc. |