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Lab Safety

Learn about the essential safety equipment in a science laboratory and follow safety rules to ensure a safe working environment. This includes wearing protective gear, reporting accidents, handling glassware and chemicals carefully, and more.

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Lab Safety

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  1. Lab Safety

  2. You should be familiar with the use and location of all the safety equipment in the science laboratory • emergency eyewash & shower • room exits • first-aid kit • fire extinguisher

  3. SAFETY RULES 1. Follow all instructionscarefully

  4. 2. Never do laboratorywork unless it is teacher supervised

  5. 3. Always wear protective eyewear and dress properly for the lab unless otherwise instructed by your teacher.

  6. no loose fitting clothing or opentoed shoes • tie back long hair

  7. 4. Never run, push, or engage in horseplay of any kind 5. Never eat, drink, or apply cosmetics in the laboratory

  8. 6. Report any accident, spill, or breakage to the teacher IMMEDIATELY

  9. 7. Use care when working with electricity Make sure electricalcords are not in the way Make sure your hands and area are dry

  10. 8. Be careful with laboratoryglassware • Never use chipped or crackedglass • Never keep glassware close to the edge of a table • Never use your barehands to clean up glass!

  11. 9. Be careful with heat or fire • Use tongs to handle hot containers or materials. • Heatliquids slowly • Point container being heated away from otherpeople • Turn hotplates off when not in use

  12. Notify your teacher in case of a burn. Minor burns should be soaked immediately in coldrunningwater

  13. 10. Use extremecare when working with chemicals. • Always readlabels and treat chemicals as dangerous • Never mix chemicals unless instructed to do so

  14. Never tastesubstances in the laboratory • Notify teacherimmediately of any spills or exposure to chemicals. • If you spill chemicals on your skin, wash with runningwater.

  15. If chemicals splash in your eyes, use an eyewash

  16. Additional safety procedures • To transfer a solid to a testtube, use a small piece of paper to pour the measuredmaterial onto, and then pour the paper into the test tube. • Use a funnel to transfer a liquid into a container with a small mouth.

  17. To check the odor of an unknownsubstance, hold the container away from your face and wave the air toward your nose.

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