Leave the work area clean . Take your paper towels, pipette tips, tissues, gloves, microtubes, scintillation vials etc. All rotors should be stored upside down with absolutely no moisture in or on them. All spills in rotors and centrifuges should be cleaned up immediately with mild Beckman detergent and water only . Do not soak rotors or parts.
All liquids are to be autoclaved in deep trays ONLY , to contain possible spills.
If anything is spilled, scrub it with a dry scouring pad, wipe the material from the interior of the autoclave, and clean the drain. Remove material from the autoclave promptly to prevent smells from pervading the area. Otherwise, we will be unable to ascertain if the load has been properly sterilized. The system is being consistently left on with the valve wide open . People are presumably only turning off the timer.