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Ms. Poonia Science 8 Better safe than sorry! Lab Safety & Equipment
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Ms. PooniaScience 8
Better safe than sorry!
Lab Safety & Equipment
Responsibility
Proper Lab Attire
Handling Chemicals, Sharp objects, Electrical Equipment, Heat
Safety Equipment
Safety Symbols
Clean up
Lab Safety Overview
Listen to or read instructions carefully before attempting to do anything in the lab.
Notify your teacher if something spills.
Always wash hands with soap and water after handling chemicals.
Keep hands away from your face during lab work.
Tie back long hair.
Know the location of the fire extinguisher, fire blanket, eyewash station, and first aid kit.
It is your responsibility to…
Never put anything into your mouth during a lab experiment (food, drinks and gum are not permitted in the lab).
Clean up your lab area after finishing with your experiment.
Roll up long sleeves
Never “horse around” or play practical jokes in the laboratory.
It is your responsibility to… continued
Wearing Protective Clothing
Depending on the lab you may be required to:
➢ Wear a lab coat➢ Wear goggles➢ Tie long hair back➢ Wear close-toed
shoes➢ Wear gloves➢ Avoid wearing
scarves, ties, or longnecklaces
➢ Avoid contacts
➢ When using knives or other sharp objects always walk with the points facing down.
➢ Cut away from fingers and body.
➢ If you notice sharp or jagged edges on equipment, report it to your teacher
➢Dispose of broken glass as instructed
➢ Read all labels twice before removing a chemical from the container.
➢ Never touch, taste, or smell a chemical unless instructed by the teacher.
➢ Transfer chemicals carefully!
➢Never return chemicals back into the original containers
➢Never have your face directly over the opening of chemicals, waft if necessary
Handling Chemicals Handling Sharp Objects
Tie back hair and loose clothes when working with open flames.
Never look into a container as you are heating it and have it pointing away from you & others.
Heated metal and glass looks cool, use tongs or gloves before handling.
Never leave a heat source unattended.
Heat
Do not place a cord where someone can trip over it.
Never use electricity around water.
Unplug all equipment before leaving the room.
Electrical Equipment
Handling…
Know where the fire blanket, eye wash, shower, and fire extinguisher are
To operate the fire extinguisher remember P-A-S-S
P- Pull the Pin
A-Aim the hose at the base of the fire from 5-6 feet away.
S-Squeeze the handle.
S-Sweep the hose back and forth across the fire.
Safety Equipment
WHMIS Symbols
WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System)
Symbols found on page xv of the BC Science Connections 8 Textbook
After the lab is finished, make sure that:All electronic equipment is unplugged and put
away
All heat equipment is turned off and put away
Lab benches are cleaned
Chemicals are disposed of PROPERLY and AS INSTRUCTED
Everything that you used is cleaner than when you first used it
Clean up
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