1. Anatomy Lab Safety
Anatomy and Physiology involves lots of working with sharp instruments, harmful fluids, and aggravating vapors.

2. Laboratory accidents can and do happen.
It is the responsibility of the teacher AND the students to make sure that a lab accident doesn’t happen to you.

3. No horseplay, pranks, joking around, etc.

4. Do not eat, drink, chew gum, or apply any type of make-up, lotions, or other substances to your body during a lab.
Wafting = the safe way to sample a chemical aroma is to use your hand to waft the fumes toward your nose.

5. Rule 16. Keep your hands away from your face, eyes, mouth and body while using chemicals or specimens.
CORROSIVES are chemicals that can corrode (melt or burn away) surfaces.

6. Most common lab accidents involve broken glass.
Tell the teacher.
The teacher will clean up the glass. DO NOT CLEAN UP BROKEN GLASS YOURSELF.
3. Sharp objects (like disposable glass pipets, cutting tools, broken glass, etc.) should be stored in a special “sharps” container.

7. Wear close-toed shoes, roll up sleeves, remove dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.

8. Wear PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) at all times during the lab.
Wear SAFETY GOGGLES over your eyes NOT on your head!
Aprons
Goggles
Gloves

9. In order to provide the safest possible environment during science activities, the following rules must be obeyed.
Follow all written and verbal instructions carefully. If you do not understand the instructions, ask your teacher.

10. Make sure fingers are out of the “slip zone.”
Using scalpels
Make sure fingers are out of the “slip zone.”

11. Cut in smooth strokes, not sawing motions.
Using scalpels
Cut in smooth strokes, not sawing motions.

12. Persons holding tissues, ligaments, etc
Persons holding tissues, ligaments, etc. out of the way should make sure their hands do not block the view of the person cutting.

13. Use probes instead of fingers when possible to move or hold structures
Use probes instead of fingers when possible to move or hold structures. This allows everyone to see what is being moved and where it was moved from.

14. Never use scalpels as probes.

15. When using scissors be careful not to cut your fingers or gloves
When using scissors be careful not to cut your fingers or gloves. Hold materials so any fluids that squirt out will go into the dissection pan.

16. When examining structures hold them out so everyone can easily see before continuing with the next dissection step.

17. Clean all work surfaces and equipment
Clean all work surfaces and equipment. Return all equipment clean and ready for the next lab to its designated location.

18. Last thing to do…wash hands.
Wash your hands thoroughly after you have completed the lab, disposed of all materials, and put away all equipment.
Last thing to do…wash hands.

19. Any Questions?
Test L1-L6 from EOCC.