1. Safety and Rules of the Lab

2. 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

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

4. Know the safety hazards of each experiment before starting.
Follow instructions carefully.
Know the safety hazards of each experiment before starting.
Do not perform unauthorized experiments.
Only work in the laboratory when supervised by an instructor.

5. Wear appropriate protective clothing
Lab aprons can be used to protect good clothing and you

6. Protect Yourself Eye 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 Yourself Eye Safety
In case of emergency in which a chemical goes into one’s eye, use the eyewash station
Flush in water for 15 mins. and notify the teacher

8. Protect Yourself Proper Attire
Keep all long hair tied back
Do not wear loose clothing that could catch on fire

9. Know the locations and operating instructions for the fire extinguishers, fire blankets, fire alarms, fire hoses, first aid kit, eye washes and showers. Wash eyes for at least 15 minutes.

10. Protect Yourself Hand 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

11. 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

12. Heating Safety
Tie back hair and loose clothes when working with 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

13. 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

14. Keep burners in the middle of the lab table, not on the edge
Keep burners in the middle of the lab table, not on the edge. When heating liquids in test tubes, never point the tube toward yourself or anyone else. Never heat the test tube directly at the bottom but tilt the tube and heat it gently between the bottom of the tube and the top of the liquid. Use boiling chips when boiling liquids in a flask or beaker to prevent bumping.

15. Keep tabletops clean. Return all equipment to its original location before leaving the lab. Clean all spills immediately.

16. Report all accidents, no matter how minor, to the instructor
Report all accidents, no matter how minor, to the instructor. If you break something made of glass, be sure to use dustpan and hand broom to sweep it up and dispose of it in the glass waste receptacle.

17. Chemical Safety
Read all labels twice before removing a chemical from the container
Only use the type and amount of chemical instructed 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. Never return chemicals to bottles of their origin
Never return chemicals to bottles of their origin. If you have excess, give it to another student or throw it away. Check labels on containers twice to make sure you use the right chemical and of the correct concentration. Dispose of chemicals in proper receptacle.

20. Safety Rules
In case of an emergency where we have to evacuate, proceed out the nearest exit and stand away from the building. In case of earthquake duck up against lab table and cover face.

21. 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

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

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

24. You Should Never…
Never put anything in your mouth while in the lab (including chemicals, solutions, equipment, cigarettes, food, drink, or gum). Put all food and drinks in your bag.

25. 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

26. 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 the lab period
Dispose of waste products according to instruction

27. Always ADD ACID to water

28. Work with volatile chemicals under a fume hood.

29. Do not smell any chemicals directly!
Smell chemicals only if your teacher specifically tells you to do so, then use your hand to fan the vapor to your nose.

30. Do not pipet solutions by mouth!
Use a rubber suction bulb or other device to fill a pipet.

31. Know the hazards of the materials being used.
Read and reread labels carefully to make sure that you are using the right chemical.
Pay attention to the warnings about the chemicals used in the lab.

32. Tie Back Loose Hair
Dangling hair can fall into the Bunsen burner and catch fire or can fall into a chemical solution
P.S. Burning hair REALLY STINKS!

33. Know the safety equipment
Eye wash fountain
Safety shower
Fire extinguisher
Emergency exits

34. Never remove chemicals from the laboratory
This guy put chemicals in his locker!

35. Remember that the lab is a place for serious work!
Careless behavior may endanger yourself and others and will not be tolerated!

36. Know how to dispose of waste
Dispose of all waste materials according to your instructional procedure or your teacher’s instructions
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37. Report any accidents or unsafe conditions immediately!

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