SCIENCE LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL

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SCIENCE LABORATORYSAFETY MANUAL
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• In every lab class there is always the danger
  that you may expose yourself to injury. The
  chemicals and equipment that you use and the way
  that you use them are very important, not only
  for your safety but for the safety of those
  working around you. Please observe the following
  rules at all times. Failure to do so increases
  your risk of accident.

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DRESS CODE

• 1. Many materials in the lab can cause eye
  injury. Goggles should always be work when
  chemicals are being heated or mixed. This will
  protect your eyes from chemicals that splatter or
  explode. An eye wash station is available. If you
  happen to get some chemical in your eye, flush
  thoroughly with water for 15 minutes and report
  to the nurse.

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DRESS CODE

• 2. Wear lab aprons whenever you work with
  chemicals, burners, candles or when your teacher
  tells you to. You should bring in an old shirt if
  you wish to have one.

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DRESS CODE

• 3. Tie back long hair and secure loose clothing.
  Remove jewelry that can hang down and interfere
  with working in the lab. Young ladies and
  gentlemen never comb their hair in the lab. And
  ladies never put makeup on in the lab.

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

• 4. Enter the room quietly! Go directly to your
  assigned seat. Prepare for the investigation by
  getting out the materials you need and putting
  everything else in your backpack or folder and
  place it under your chair or under the table.

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

• 5. Read and listen to all directions. BETTER SAFE
  THAN SORRY. If you have questions or are not sure
  how to handle a particular chemical, procedure,
  or part of an activity, ASK FOR HELP!
• 6. HORSEPLAY can never be tolerated in the lab.
  Horseplay can lead to spills, broken containers,
  and damaged equipment. NEVER THROW ANYTHING TO
  ANOTHER PERSON be careful where you put your
  hands and arms and no wrestling, punching, or
  shoving in lab.

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

• 7. NEVER HANDLE ANY EQUPMENT until you are given
  specific permission to do so.
• 8. Take extreme care not to spill anything in the
  lab. If spills do occur ask your teacher
  immediately about proper clean-up procedures.
  Never pour substances into the trash container

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

• 9. Eating and drinking in the lab is out. When
  you eat or drink in the lab you run the risk of
  ingesting the chemicals. This is NEVER done!
• 10. Clean up your lab area completely before you
  leave. This is no time to be a pig! Your lab
  station should be spotless before you begin your
  investigation and you must leave it that way for
  the next group. Report all messes to your teacher.

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FIRST AID

• 11. REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS TO THE TEACHER
  IMMEDIATELY. It does not matter how small.
• 12. Know the location of safety equipment in the
  classroom. This includes the fire blanket, fire
  extinguisher, first aid kit, eye wash station,
  and sink. Your teacher will administer any first
  aid necessary.

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FIRST AID

• 13. Learn what to do in case of specific
  accidents. Know where to go and what to do if you
  get something in your eyes, if you splatter
  yourself with chemicals, if a fire is started, or
  any other emergency.

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HEATING FIRE SAFETY

• 14. Always use goggles, tie back hair and cover
  clothing when working with candles and burners.
• 15. Never heat substances you have not been
  instructed to heat.
• 16. Maintain a clean work area and keep all
  materials away from open flames. This means lab
  notebooks, instruction sheets, and pencils.

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HEATING FIRE SAFETY

• 17. make sure you know how to light and how to
  extinguish a burner. You will be instructed how
  to do so. NEVER leave an open flame unattended.
• 18. Point test tubes or other containers being
  heated AWAY from you, your lab partner, and
  anyone else. Always watch chemicals being heated,
  they can splash, or boil out of their containers.
• 19. HOT!! Chemicals that have been heated require
  proper handling to protect you from burns. Never
  grab them with your hand. Use tongs, clamps, or
  heat gloves.

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CHEMICAL SAFETY

• 20. NEVER MIX CHEMICALS FOR THE FUN OF IT. You
  might produce something that is dangerous or
  explosive.
• 21. NEVER touch, taste, or smell a chemical
  unless directed to do so by your teacher. Should
  you need to smell a chemical, do so by holding
  the chemical 6 inches away from you and gently
  waving your hand over the substance toward your
  nose. This will waft some of the fumes toward
  your nose without exposing you to a large dose of
  noxious material

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CHEMICAL SAFETY

• 22. Use only those chemicals your teacher
  instructs you to. Keep all lids closed on all
  containers. Notify your teacher if a chemical is
  spilled.
• 23. Dispose of all chemicals the way you are
  instructed to do.
• 24. Rinse off any chemicals that have spilled or
  splashed onto your skin immediately.

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SHARP INSTRUMENTS

• 25. Handle scalpels, scissors, and blades with
  extreme care. Point blades down toward the floor.
  Pass the equipment to another by handing them the
  handle. Always cut away from you.
• 26. Notify the teacher if you are cut.

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ANIMALS

• 27. Animals are to be treated respectfully. NEVER
  poke or prod the animals with your fingers or
  other devices.
• 28. Never feed the animals unless you have been
  given permission to do so.
• 29. Handle the animals only if you have been
  given permission to do so. Animals are never
  handles if there is a guest teacher.

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CLEAN-UP RULES

• 30. extinguish all flames and burners.
• 31. When you are finished or are instructed to do
  so, clean up your work area and return all clean
  equipment to its proper place.
• 32. Wash your hands after every investigation.
• 33. Return to your table, be seated, and wait
  quietly for the teacher to dismiss you. The
  teacher, not the bell, dismisses you. REMEMBER,
  IF IN DOUBT, ASK YOUR TEACHER!!

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LAB EQUIPMENT