Why lab safety?  Protect YOU from injury.  Protect OTHERS from injury: lab partners, other students, teacher.  Protect SCHOOL property from damage.  Protect the ENVIRONMENT.

Use the science laboratory for authorized work only.

Wear safety goggles during experiments involving chemicals, heat, or flames. Wear safety goggles during experiments involving chemicals, heat, or flames.

Know how to use the

Know the location of the FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

Know how to use the CO 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

The safety eyewash

Used if you are splashed in the face or eyes with a harmful substance. Can you find it in the this laboratory?

The safety shower Used if your skin is injured by chemicals. Not to be used for body odor or for comic relief.

Safety shower Chemical spills on people should be washed off immediately and thoroughly using the safety shower. Pull the chain to start the flow of water.

The fire blanket is used if you or your clothing catch fire. The blanket cuts off the oxygen supply to the fire.

Keep flammable materials away from open flame. Can you name some flammable solids, liquids, and gases?

Place broken glass and solid disposables in the glass box. Broken glass does not belong in the trash can!

Knight Vision Goggles

Report any accident, injury, or hazardous condition to the teacher at once.

Never taste, touch, or smell any substance unless specifically directed by the teacher to do so. WHY?

Check with the teacher to determine if chemicals can be poured down the drain.

Handle chemicals carefully. Check the label of every bottle before removing the contents.

How much would you have to pay him to endorse … goggles?

Do not return unused chemicals to the original (reagent) container. WHY?

This student is heating a test tube with a Bunsen burner. Which of the two methods is safer? WHY?

Which of these four items is not hot? How do you know?

Tie back long hair. Remove dangling jewelry. Roll up loose sleeves. No jackets are to be worn in the lab.

Use scissors, probes, and other tools for their designated laboratory use only.

Do not poke pencils, paper or any other objects into the gas jets or lab drawer locks as they are permanently unusable if jammed. Do not poke pencils, paper or any other objects into the gas jets or lab drawer locks as they are permanently unusable if jammed. (Nor do we recommend that you stick it in your ear.)

during laboratory sessions.

He’s not the brightest bulb in the box. Why?

Handling living organisms, dissected specimens, or chemicals?

This little piggy went to market…

Jennifer Lopez Fashion eyewear for the lab.

Horseplay (pushing, kicking, hitting, running, etc.) is not allowed in the lab.

Gee, I wonder what this thing does. If you don’t know what it is, don’t touch it. If it’s not for your lab exercise today, leave it alone!

Personal belongings are to be kept away from the laboratory area. Keep your lab area clean!

 Wash and store glassware as directed.  Turn off water and gas.  Unplug electrical devices.  Clean sink of foreign objects.  Report broken glass and other hazards to the teacher.  Students may not enter storerooms unless specifically authorized by the teacher.  Work together. At the end of the lab session clean up your work area.

Any inappropriate laboratory conduct or misuse or destruction of materials will result in: a failing grade for that lab. If severe, you may earn a trip to the Dean! failing grade for the grading period following a second incident.

You and a parent will sign a behavioral “contract” for lab safety. This document that shows a “meeting of the minds” – all parties agree to do what is stated. This document that shows a “meeting of the minds” – all parties agree to do what is stated. This agreement involves Carmel High School, your teacher, your parents, and YOU. This agreement involves Carmel High School, your teacher, your parents, and YOU.

You and a parent will sign a behavioral “contract” for lab safety. Your teacher may ask you to take a quiz over this material to ensure that you understand these safety principles. Your teacher may ask you to take a quiz over this material to ensure that you understand these safety principles. We take lab safety seriously. So should you! We take lab safety seriously. So should you!

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