LABORATORY SAFETY

1. LABORATORY SAFETY Dr. Samah Kotb Nasr Eldeen Dr Samah Kotb

2. The Histology laboratory can be a place of discovery and learning. • It can be a place of danger if proper common-sense precautions aren't taken LAB SAFETYSAFTEY OF STUDENTS Dr Samah Kotb

3. GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

4. GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

5. PERSONAL PROTECTION Dr Samah Kotb

6. PERSONAL PROTECTION Dr Samah Kotb

7. Follow all written and verbal instructions carefully.  • If you do not understand a direction or part of a procedure, ASK YOUR SUPERVISORBEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE ACTIVITY GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

8. GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

9. GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

10. Keep hands away from face, eyes, mouth, and body while using chemicals or lab equipment.  • Wash your hands with soap and water after performing all experiments. GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

11.  Be alert and proceed with caution at all times in the laboratory. •   Notify the supervisor immediately of any unsafe conditions you observe. GOOD LABORATORY CONDUCT Dr Samah Kotb

12.  Labels and equipment instructions must be read carefully before use.  • Set up and use the equipment as directed by your supervisor. PROPER HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

13. Many common reagents, for example, alcohols and acetone, are highly flammable.  • Do not use them anywhere near open flames. PROPER HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

14. Always pour acids into water. • If you pour water into acid, the heat of reaction will cause the water to explode into steam, sometimes violently, and the acid will splatter. PROPER HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

15. Never point a test tube or any vessel that you are heating at yourself or your neighbor--it may erupt like a geyser. PROPER HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

16. Beware of hot glass--it looks exactly like cold glass. PROPER HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

17. Never eat, drink or smoke in a laboratory • Never apply cosmetics • Never touch your face, mouth or eyes LABORATORY HYGIENE Dr Samah Kotb

18. Fire • Breakage of glassware • Sharps • Spillages • Pressure equipment & gas cylinders • Extremes of heat & cold • Chemical hazards • Biological hazards • Radiation HAZARDS IN A LABORATORY Dr Samah Kotb

19. Always do a visual check on electrical equipment before use, looking for obvious wear or defects ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

20. Keep your workplace tidy • Clear up waste, deal with washing up and put things away as you finish with them GENERAL TIDINESS Dr Samah Kotb

21.  Report any accident (spill, breakage, etc.) or injury (cut, burn, etc.) to the supervisor immediately, no matter how trivial it seems.  • DO NOT PANIC LAB SAFTEY Dr Samah Kotb

22. FIRST AID Dr Samah Kotb

23.  Never handle broken glass with your bare hands.  Use a brush and dustpan to clean up broken glass.  Place broken glass in the designated glass disposal container. •  If you do not understand how to use a piece of equipment, ASK THE supervisor FOR HELP! HANDLING GLASSWARE AND EQUIPMENT Dr Samah Kotb

24. Dispose of all chemical waste properly.  • Never mix chemicals in sink drains.  • Sinks are to be used only for water. • Check with your supervisor for disposal of chemicals and solutions.  WASTE DISPOSAL Dr Samah Kotb

25. ALWAYS WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE LEAVING LAB. Dr Samah Kotb

26. SUMMARY Dr Samah Kotb

27. LAB SAFETY Dr Samah Kotb

28. Thank you Dr Samah Kotb