Lab Safety

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Lab Safety
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Safety Goggles

• Wear safety goggles to protect your eyes in any
  activity involving chemicals, flames or heating,
  or glassware.
• Should something get into your eyes, notify your
  teacher if you are wearing contacts.

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Lab Apron

• Wear a laboratory apron to protect your skin and
  clothing from damage, particularly when using
  chemicals.

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Breakage

• Handle breakable materials, such as glassware
  with care.
• Do not touch broken glassware. It should be
  disposed of in a special container.

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Heat-Resistant Gloves

• Use an oven mitt or other hand protection when
  handling hot materials such as hot plates or hot
  glassware.

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Plastic Gloves

• Wear disposable plastic gloves when working with
  chemicals and organisms.
• This symbol often appears when you are going to
  handle harmful chemicals.
• Keep your hands away from your face, and dispose
  of the gloves according to your teachers
  instructions.

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Heating

• Use a clamp or tongs to pick up hot glassware.
  Do not touch hot objects with your bare hands.
• Heat-resistant gloves can often be used as well.

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Flames

• Before you work with flames, tie back loose hair
  and clothing.
• All materials should be kept at a distance.
• Follow instructions from your teacher about
  lighting and extinguishing flames.

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No Flames

• When using flammable materials, make sure there
  are no flames, sparks, or other exposed heat
  sources present.
• The use of an open flame could cause a fire or
  explosion with certain materials.

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Corrosive Chemical

• Avoid getting acid or other corrosive chemicals
  on your skin or clothing or in your eyes.
• Gloves should be worn for the activity.
• Do not inhale the vapors.
• Wash your hands thoroughly after the activity.

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Poison

• Do not let any poisonous chemical come into
  contact with your skin, and do not inhale its
  vapors.
• Wash your hands thoroughly when you are finished
  with the activity.

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Fumes

• Work in a ventilated area when harmful vapors may
  be involved. Avoid inhaling the vapors directly.
• Only test an odor when directed to do so by your
  teacher, and use the wafting motion to direct the
  vapor toward you nose.

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Sharp Object

• Scissors, scalpels, knives, needles, pins, and
  tacks can cut or puncture your skin.
• Always direct a sharp edge or point away from
  yourself and others.
• Sometimes a symbol like the one below also
  appears for sharp object safety.

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Animal Safety

• Treat live or preserved animals or animal parts
  with care to avoid harming the animals or
  yourself.
• Wash your hands when you are finished with the
  activity.

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Plant Safety

• This symbol appears when poisonous plants or
  plants with thorns are handled.
• Handle plants only as directed by your teacher.
• If you are allergic to certain plants, tell your
  teacher do not do an activity involving those
  plants.
• Wash your hands when you are finished with this
  activity.

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Electric Shock

• To avoid electric shock, never use electrical
  equipment around water, or when the equipment is
  wet or your hands are wet.
• Be sure cords are untangled and cannot trip
  anyone.
• Unplug equipment not in use.

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Physical Safety

• When an experiment involves physical activity,
  avoid injuring yourself or others.
• Alert your teacher if there is any reason you
  should not participate.

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Disposal Safety

• Dispose of chemicals and other laboratory
  materials safely, as many cannot go down the sink
  drain.
• Follow the instructions from your teacher.

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Hand Washing

• Wash your hands thoroughly when finished with the
  activity.
• Use antibacterial soap and warm water. Rinse
  well.

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General Safety Awareness

• When this symbol appears, follow the instructions
  provided.
• When you are asked to develop your own procedure
  in a lab, have your teacher approve your plan
  before you go further.

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Other Safety Symbols

• Radioactive Safety
• This symbol appears when radioactive materials
  are in use.

• Biological Safety
• This symbol appears when there is danger
  involving bacteria, fungi, or protists.

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Fire Extinguisher
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Fire Blanket
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Eye Wash Station
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First Aid Kit