TECHNOLOGY SAFETY MANUAL POWER POINT By: Vince Knight

Technology Safety Manual Power Point 1/28/15

This is dedicated to Mr. Miller, my teacher for STEM class, because I’m expecting to learn a lot from him.

No Horseplay Probably one of the most important lab rules, horse playing is when two or more people get together and play around roughly. This can lead to actual fist fights if somebody get’s hurt, which can lead to somebody breaking glass and distracting other students.

Always Wear Safety Equipment Wearing any equipment needed for a lab is always a good thing to do because you can avoid almost any hazard. For example, when cutting wood, it’ll be a smart thing to wear safety glasses just incase any wood flies up near your eyes. Or, when working with anything flammable, if there happens to be an accident and a fire starts, you wouldn’t be burned badly if you have the right clothing, and of course throw it off and stop, drop and roll!

Have Respect for All Lab Equipment It’s always a smart thing to do to respect someone else’s things, so consider the following: Never use a machine when the teacher isn’t in the room because you’re not going to know how to use it and you might mess it up. Have permission to use a machine so that the teacher knows you’re using it. Don’t use a machine that has a broken or damaged cord because you might shock yourself with it.

Fire Safety If a fire were to break loose, then you should follow these given rules: Always know where the fire extinguisher is. Stop, drop, and roll your way to the fire extinguisher. Place oily rags into a metal container so that a fire doesn’t start and just spread everywhere.

Hazardous Materials and Waste Chemicals can probably be the most dangerous thing to work with in the lab, so follow the correct lab safety procedures when working with them. Always dispose of waste into the proper disposal. Chemicals with high health risks should always have an “MSDS”, which stands for Material Safety Data Sheet. Make sure to read it. Always check the safety information labels on common chemicals.

Lab Cleaning You should always clean up after yourself once finished with a lab because if you don’t, then other people would have to clean up after you, which that’s just rude. You should also clean anything that you spill and dispose it in the proper receptacle. For example, if glass breaks, you don’t want people stepping on it and getting glass in their shoe.

Food and Drinks Never have any food or drinks in the lab because it could be a mess. For example, if a drink spills, it could damage a machine and you’re going to have to pay for it. Or if you’re chewing gum, it could be a distraction to your fellow lab mates. Either that or it could fall out of your mouth and into a machine.

Follow All Directions This is the most important lab rule because if you don’t follow the directions, you could mess your lab up pretty quickly. Let’s say the teacher tells you to add a certain amount of something to a substance. If you added too much, you’re not going to get the same result everybody else did, so that means you’re going to have to start over.

Have a Nice Attitude Having a good attitude will get out of a lot of trouble anywhere you are, but an important place to have one is in the lab. If you have a bad attitude, it could really distract others, and you it could get worse if you don’t control yourself. If this happens, then you might start disrespecting the lab equipment, you might disrespect others, and you might even harm someone. However, don’t get careless and start breaking machines if you’re having a bad day.

Follow the Safety Rules If you followed all of these rules, then you just avoided quite a lot of accidents! However, if you said rules are for fools, then I bet you’re going to feel like a fool when you walk back into school all bandaged up, or if you even walk back to school at all! Not being safe is NOT a good thing, so it would be best to follow the safety procedures and not be injured.

About Me As for my conclusion to this power point, I have to say that I’m very glad I got into STEM because when, I’m older, I’m going to make a game. Well learning about computer science and getting good grades is going to help out a LOT! I just hope the manual was a good one that everyone could understand. Thanks for reading it!! Great Job 100% PowerPoint is one word by the way!