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Title: Lab Safety


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Lab Safety
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Lab Safety Begins Before You Go to the Lab!
  • Always read through the lab instructions before
    you start the lab.
  • Ask any questions you may have concerning the lab
    BEFORE you begin.

3
Proper Lab Behavior
  • Never indulge in horseplay or behavior that could
    lead to injury of others.

4
Dressing for Lab
  • Use goggles, gloves, and lab aprons when
    instructed to do so. (
    Note
  • Let the teacher
    know if you wear
    contact
    lenses!)
  • Due to the dangers of broken glass and corrosive
    liquid spills in the lab, open sandals or bare
    feet are not permitted in the lab.

5
Safe Lab Practices
  • Learn the location and proper usage of the
    eyewash fountain, fire extinguisher, safety
    shower, fire alarm box, office intercom button,
    evacuation routes,
    clean-up brush
    and dust pan, glass/chemical
    disposal can.

6
Safe Lab Practices (cont.)
  • Never look directly into a test
    tube. View the contents from the side.
  • Point test tubes that are being
    heated away from you and others.
  • Use tongs to hold
    glass during
    heating.

7
Safe Lab Practices (cont.)
  • Never taste any material in
    the lab.
  • Food, drink and gum are prohibited in lab.

8
Safe Lab Practices (cont.)
  • Never smell a material in a test
    tube or flask directly. Instead, with your
    hand, "fan" some of the fumes to your nose
    carefully.

9
Safe Lab Practices (cont.)
  • To insert glass tubing into a rubber stopper
  • Lubricate the tubing
  • Use a towel or gloves for protection
  • Twist the tube and stopper carefully

10
Safe Lab Practices (cont.)
  • Never dispense or use flammable liquids, like
    alcohol, near an open flame,

11
In the Event of a Lab Accident
  • Report all accidents regardless of how minor to
    your teacher.
  • For minor skin burns, immediately plunge the
    burned area into cold water and notify the
    teacher.

12
In the Event of a Lab Accident (cont.)
  • If you get any chemical in your eye, immediately
    wash the eye with the eye-wash fountain and
    notify the teacher.
  • Immediately notify the teacher of any chemical
    spill and clean up the spill as directed.

13
If in doubt
ASK OR TELL THE TEACHER
  • If a fire erupts
  • If you wear contact lenses
  • If you dont understand something
  • If you dont finish
  • If you are injured

TELL THE TEACHER
TELL THE TEACHER
ASK THE TEACHER
TELL THE TEACHER
TELL THE TEACHER
14
At the End of Your Lab Time
  • Return all lab materials and equipment to their
    proper places after use.
  • Dispose of all chemicals AS DIRECTED BY YOUR
    TEACHER!
  • Wash and dry all equipment, your lab bench and
    your clean-up area.

15
SAFETY VIDEO
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