1. Lab Safety Practices Science is a risky business?

2. Safety Practices Personal Protection Personal Protection Safety Notes Safety Notes Transferring Chemicals Transferring Chemicals Lighting a Burner Lighting a Burner Heating a Test Tube Heating a Test Tube Flammable Substances Flammable Substances Electrical Equipment Electrical Equipment Fires Fires Chemical Spills Chemical Spills

3. Personal Protection Tuck in loose clothing and jewelry! Tuck in loose clothing and jewelry! Pull back long hair. Pull back long hair. Wear a lab apron. Wear a lab apron. Cover your feet. Cover your feet. Shield your eyes. Shield your eyes. Remember, learn and live! Remember, learn and live!

4. Safety Notes Never drink from a lab container! Never drink from a lab container! Always presume chemicals are poisonous. Always presume chemicals are poisonous. Avoid contact with eyes and mouth. Avoid contact with eyes and mouth. NO HORSEPLAY!! NO HORSEPLAY!! Follow all instructions! Follow all instructions! Remember, Remember, live to see the Lilies! live to see the Lilies!

5. Transferring Chemicals Read labels. Read labels. Don’t touch chemicals. Don’t touch chemicals. Do not contaminate the stopper. Do not contaminate the stopper. ALWAYS, Acid to Water. ALWAYS, Acid to Water. Dispose of unused chemicals. Dispose of unused chemicals. Waft odors to smell. Waft odors to smell.

6. Lighting a Burner Connect burner to gas outlet. Connect burner to gas outlet. Close the needle valve and barrel. Close the needle valve and barrel. Open the main valve. Open the main valve. Slowly open the needle valve and light. Slowly open the needle valve and light. Adjust barrel to form blue cone. Adjust barrel to form blue cone.

7. Heating a Test Tube Point end away. Point end away. Heat on sides. Heat on sides. Keep moving test tube. Keep moving test tube. Never heat a closed container. Never heat a closed container. Always use tongs. Always use tongs.

8. Flammable Substances Keep away from flames!! Keep away from flames!! Most frequent cause of accidents. Most frequent cause of accidents.

9. Electrical Equipment Use a three-pronged grounded plug. Use a three-pronged grounded plug. Pull the plug, not the wire! Pull the plug, not the wire! Turn power off before touching electrical power supply. Turn power off before touching electrical power supply.

10. Fires! Smother a small fire. Use fire extinguisher. Stop, Drop, and Roll! Do not wrap in fire blanket.

11. Chemical Spills Clean immediately. Clean immediately. Irrigate with water. Irrigate with water.

12. Finally…. Keep your wits about you and… Keep your wits about you and… USE YOUR NOGGIN!!