SAFETY AND WHMIS

HOW TO BE SAFE IN A SCIENCE CLASSROOM THINGS TO BE AWARE OF BEFORE ENTERING A LAB HOW YOU SHOULD BE DRESSED DURING A LAB Exits Fire Alarm Fire Extinguisher Eye wash station Fire blanket Info on chemicals NO contacts Safety glasses Closed toed shoes No “dangling” jewelry Hair tied back No baggy clothes

HOW SHOULD YOU ACT IN THE LAB HOW SHOULD YOU WORK WITH OPEN FLAMES No horseplay Follow all instructions Know how to put it out No flammables nearby HOW YOU SHOULD WORK WITH CHEMICALS HOW YOU SHOULD CLEAN UP SPILLS No direct touching or smelling unless teacher says that it is okay Wash skin with SOAP if contact occurs Flush out eyes if contact occurs Tell teacher first while someone stays with the spill Wipe away

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU BREAK GLASSWARE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU ACT IRRESPONSIBLY Tell teacher first while someone stays with it Sweep glass, wipe with moist paper towel Never clean yourself, have the teacher do it! Kicked out of lab, but report still due Kicked out of all future labs

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHMIS STANDS FOR? Have an open discussion with ideas written on the board - Tell them what it stands for = Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

WHAT DOES THIS SYMBOL MEAN?

IF SOMETHING HAS THIS SYMBOL ON ITS CONTAINER DO YOU THROW IT OUT IN THE GARBAGE?

WOULD YOU LEAVE ANYTHING WITH THIS WARNING NEAR AND OPEN FLAME?

A CHEMICAL HAS THIS SYMBOL ON IT, WHAT SHOULD YOU BE WORRIED ABOUT?