There are two micro-centrifuges and two water baths that are for common use. Please keep all benches clean by cleaning up spills and disposing of used tubes, tips, wipes etc. Happily we will not use radioactivity, chloroform, phenol, formamide or any of the many other serious health hazards that use to be an integral part of genetic analysis. However, general care should be taken in the lab, particularly. Gloves should always be worn when handling reagents and samples, both to protect your skin from them and they from possible contamination by your skin.
Lab coats are also a good idea if prone to spilling on oneself.
Food and drink should not be brought into the lab or consumed in the middle of a protocol. Finally, wash your hands thoroughly before leaving the lab. There are two particular health hazards for which extra precautions should be taken. Both are used only during the Agarose gel protocols and are isolated to the gel bench. It should be handled only with gloved hands and pipetted with designated pipettors.