Safety Rules

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Safety Rules

• Mrs. Luff Life Science

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General Safety Rules

• Enter the room quietly!
• Go directly to your assigned seat.
• Prepare for the investigation by getting out the
  materials you need.

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General Safety Rules

• Read and listen to all directions
• If you have questions or are not sure how to do
  something - ASK FOR HELP!

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General Safety Rules

• HORSEPLAY can never or will ever be tolerated in
  science especially the lab!

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General Safety Rules

• NEVER HANDLE ANY EQUIPMENT until you are given
  specific permission to do so.
• Failure to do so may result in loss of lab for
  the day!

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General Safety Rules

• Take extreme care not to spill anything in the
  lab.
• If a spill occurs inform your teacher
  immediately.

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General Safety Rules

• Eating 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 unless the lab calls for it.

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General Safety Rules

• Clean up your lab area completely before you
  leave.
• 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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Dress Code

• Goggles should always be worn when chemicals are
  being used.
• 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

• Wear lab aprons whenever you work with chemicals
  that stain or when your teacher tells you to.

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Dress Code

• Tie back long hair and secure loose clothing.
• Remove jewelry that can hang down and interfere
  with working in the lab.

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First Aid

• REPORT ALL ACCIDENTS TO THE TEACHER
  IMMEDIATELY!!!!!
• It does not matter how small.

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First Aid

• Know the location of safety equipment in the
  classroom.
• This includes the fire extinguisher, first aid
  kit, eye wash station.
• Your teacher will administer any minor first aid
  necessary and send for the nurse if needed.

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Heating Fire Safety

• Never heat substances you have not been
  instructed to heat.

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Heating Fire Safety

• NEVER leave an open flame unattended.

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Heating Fire Safety

• Point test tubes or other containers being heated
  AWAY from you, your lab partner, and anyone else.

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Heating Fire Safety

• HOT!! Chemicals that have been heated require
  proper handling to protect you from burns. Never
  grab them with your hand. Use tongs or clamps.

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Chemical Safety

• NEVER MIX CHEMICALS FOR THE FUN OF IT.
• You might produce something that is dangerous.

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Chemical Safety

• 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
  wafting.

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Chemical Safety

• Use only those chemicals your teacher instructs
  you to.
• Keep lids closed on all containers.
• Notify your teacher if a chemical is spilled.

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Chemical Safety

• Dispose of all chemicals the way you are
  instructed to do.

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Chemical Safety

• Rinse off any chemicals that have spilled or
  splashed onto your skin immediately.

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Sharp Instruments

• Handle scalpels, scissors, blades with extreme
  care.
• Pass the equipment to another by handing them the
  handle.
• Always cut away from you.

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Sharp Instruments

• Notify the teacher if you are cut.

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Animals

• Animals are to be treated respectfully.
• NEVER cause pain or injury to an animal.
• ALWAYS wash you hands after handling animals.

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Animals

• Never feed the animals unless you have been given
  permission to do so.

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Animals

• Handle the animals only if you have been given
  specific permission to do so.
• Animals are never handled if there is a
  substitute teacher.

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Clean-Up Rules

• Extinguish all flames burners.

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Clean-Up Rules

• When you are finished or are instructed to do so,
  clean up your work area return all clean
  equipment to its proper place.

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Clean-Up Rules

• Wash your hands when investigations when
  instructed.
• Paper towels are to be thrown away in the trash
  can!

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Clean-Up Rules

• Return to your table, be seated, and wait quietly
  for the teacher to dismiss you.
• The teacher dismisses you.
• REMEMBER, IF IN DOUBT, ASK YOUR TEACHER!!