2. Why do you think lab safety is important?

3.  Safety in the laboratory is extremely important in order to prevent serious accidents from happening to yourself and to others.  Strict rules must be followed in order to achieve lab safety!

4.  Most Accidents can be prevented if you make safety a habit!

5.  Know where all the emergency equipment is and know how to use it.  Know the proper fire drill procedure.

6.  Be able to identify and properly use all science equipment in the classroom

7.  Always read the directions twice to make sure you understand it all!  Don’t be afraid to ask questions?

8.  Never begin a lab until you have listened to your teachers instruction.  DO NOT talk among your lab group until the verbal instructions are finished.

9.  If your teacher asks for your attention during the experiment, immediately stop what you are doing and pay attention.  DO NOT talk while instructions are given

10.  Never mix, touch, taste, heat, or inhale chemicals unless you are told to do so by your teacher.

11.  Always wear your lab goggles during every second of the lab.  Wear your goggles properly at all times…on your eyes.

12.  Handle all hot objects with clamps or tongs.  Use the proper tool for the proper job.  Do not use these items for any other purpose.

13.  Never perform an unauthorized experiment.  Never perform any experiments when the teacher is not in the room.  Never work alone

14.  Never turn the gas on unless you are told to do so by your teacher.  Always turn the gas off at the main valve when not in use.

15.  Loose clothing should not be worn near burner flames.  Long hair should be tied back.  No jewelry allowed!

16.  Never point a test tube you are heating toward yourself or anyone else.

17.  Always mix acid into water and your doing what you auta  When mixing acid and water, always pour the acid into the water slowly, using the greatest caution.

18.  When testing for odors, hold the chemical about an arm’s length away and wave your hand over it cautiously sniffing from a distance.  This is called wafting

19.  Never contaminate stock solution by pouring chemicals back into their original bottle.  Never exchange stoppers between bottles or lay stoppers on the table.  Keep the spoon in the original containers.

20.  Always wash your hands at the end of each lab  Immediately wash your hands after handling animals or chemicals.

21.  If you get acid or base on your hands immediately wash the affected area with lots of running water.  If you get it in your eyes, quickly rinse your eyes with running water from the inner corner out.

22.  Report ALL accidents to the teacher as soon as they happen!

23.  When inserting or removing an electrical plug from its socket, grasp the plug not the cord  Inspect all electrical power cords for bare or frayed wires.

24.  Never pour any chemicals down the sink. Special containers are needed.  Never pour anything down the sink unless asking for permission from the teacher.

25.  Be extra careful when handling sharp lab equipment such as scalpels and other dissecting tools.  Report all accidents immediately

26.  Always clean up your lab area!  It should be spotless!  Clean all lab equipment and the desk area!  Everyone in the lab group should help!  Wash your hands!