Safety and Rules of the Lab

1. Safety and Rules of the Lab

3. Safety Symbols • Know safety symbols • They appear in your laboratory activities • They will alert you to possible dangers • They will remind you to work carefully

4. Use Your Head • Exercise Caution and Good Judgment • Follow all instructions given by the teacher • Notify the teacher immediately regarding any accident or unsafe areas

5. Always Think • Read lab instructions ahead of time • Always follow lab procedures exactly • Never do an unauthorized experiment

6. Protect YourselfEye Safety • Wear safety goggles when working with chemicals, flames, or heating devices • or if possibility of flying debris • If you wear contact lenses let your teacher know

7. Protect YourselfEye Safety • In case of emergency in which a chemical goes into one’s eye, use the eyewash station

8. Protect YourselfProper Attire • Keep all long hair tied back • Do not wear loose clothing that could catch on fire • Foot wear that completely covers the foot is required

9. Protect YourselfHand Safety • If a chemical spills on your skin, notify the teacher and rinse with water for 15 minutes • Wash hands after every lab • Handle glassware, sharp tools and heated containers carefully

10. Protect YourselfHand Safety

11. Sharp Objects • Notify teacher if you get cut • Broken glass and sharp objects do not go in trash cans • Teacher will clean up broken glass

12. Electrical Safety • Only electrical plugs are to be placed into an electrical outlet • Unplug electrical equipment after use • Keep all electrical cords, wires, and appliances away from water

13. Physical Safety • Handle all equipment carefully • Do not place a cord wheresomeone can trip over it • Push all stools in out of the way • Keep books picked up out of walking isles

14. The Fire Triangle. The fire triangle helps explain how fires work and how to prevent fires. The Fire Tetrahedron. The fire tetrahedron helps explain how fires can be extinguished

15. Heating Safety • Tie back hair and looseclothes when workingwith open flames • Never look into a container as you are heating it • Never point the end of a test tube being heated at yourself or others • Never heat in a closed container

16. Heating Safety • Never leave a heat source unattended • Heated metal and glass looks cool, use tongs or gloves before handling • Do not place hot glassware directly on lab desk or in cold water

17. Chemical Safety • Only use the type and amount of chemicalinstructed to use • Never touch, taste, or smell a chemical unless instructed by the teacher • Never mix chemicals unless instructed to do so

18. Chemical Safety • Transfer chemicals carefully! • Keep lids on chemical containers when not in use • When diluting an acid, pour the acid into water • Consider all chemicals dangerous

19. You Should Never… • Enter store room unless given permission • Take any chemicals from lab or store room • Touch any equipment, chemicals, or other materials until instructed to do so

20. You Should Never… • Eat or drink in the lab • Use lab glass-ware to eat or drink out of

21. You Should Never… • Engage in…. • practical jokes • horse play • rough house

22. In case of an emergency… • Know the locations of: • fire extinguisher • fire blanket • body shower • eyewash station • first aid kit • If you spill a harmful chemical on yourself or in your eyes, start rinsing immediately and send your partner to get teacher’s help

23. Remember to… • Stay at your work station • Maintain a clean work area • Read and follow all directions • Report any spills, accidents, or injury to the teacher immediately • Clean and put away all equipment at the end of thelab period • Dispose of waste products according to instruction

24. So Do It Right!

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26. Safety Symbols

27. Disposal Alert • This symbol appears when care must be taken to dispose of materials properly.

28. Eye Safety • This symbol appears when a danger to the eyes exists. Safety goggles should be worn when this symbol appears.

29. Thermal Safety • This symbol appears as a reminder to use caution when handling hot objects.

30. Electrical Safety • This symbol appears when care should be taken when using electrical equipment.

31. Animal Safety • This symbol appears whenever live animals are studied and the safety of the animals and the student must be ensured.

32. Open Flame Alert • This symbol appears when use of an open flame could cause a fire or an explosion. • Fire Safety • This symbol appears when care should be taken around open flames.

33. Chemical Safety • This symbol appears when chemicals used can cause burns or are poisonous if absorbed through the skin.

34. Fume Safety • This symbol appears when chemical reactions could cause dangerous fumes.

35. Poison Safety • This symbol appears when poisonous substances are used.

36. Sharp Object Safety • This symbol appears when a danger of cuts or punctures caused by the use of sharp objects exists.

37. Biological Hazard • This symbol appears then there is danger involving bacteria, fungi, or protists.

38. Radioactive Safety • This symbol appears when radioactive materials are used.

39. Explosion Safety • This symbol appears when care should be taken around open flames.

40. Plant Safety • This symbol appears when poisonous plants or plants with thorns are handled.

41. Safety Symbols Eye Protection • Wear safety goggles when working with chemicals, flames, or heating devices. • If a chemical gets in your eye, flush in water for 15 minutes and notify the teacher. Sharp Objects • When using knifes or other sharp objects always walk with the points facing down. • Cut away from fingers and body. Electrical Safety • Do not place a cord where someone can trip over it. • Never use electricity around water. • Unplug all equipment before leaving the room.

42. Safety Symbols Animal Safety • Only handle living organisms with teacher permission. • Always treat living organisms humanely. • Wash your hands after handling animals. Heating Safety • Tie back hair and loose clothes when working with open flames. • Never look into a container as you are heating it. • Heated metal and glass looks cool, use tongs or gloves before handling. • Never leave a heat source unattended.

43. Safety Symbols Chemical Safety • Read all labels twice before removing a chemical from the container. • Never touch, taste, or smell a chemical unless instructed by the teacher. • Transfer chemicals carefully! Hand Safety • If a chemical spills on your skin, notify the teacher and rinse with water for 15 minutes. • Carry glassware carefully. Plant Safety • Do not eat any plants in lab. • Wash your hands after handling plants.

44. What’s Wrong With This Picture? Lab Safety PPT Questions

45. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

46. What’s Wrong With This Picture?

47. What’s Wrong With These Statements? Hal says that his teacher is solely responsible for preventing laboratory accidents. Keshia started the lab activity before reading it through completely. Ricardo decided to do a lab activity that he read about in a library book before the teacher came into the classroom. Stephanie says that the safety goggles mess up her hair and give her raccoon eyes. She refuses to wear them. Barbie and Ken accidentally break a beaker full of some chemical. Instead of risking getting in trouble they quickly clean up the mess with paper towel and throw it in the garbage.