1 Lab Safety

2 General Safety Rules 1. Listen to or read instructions carefully before attempting to do anything. Do not modify/change lab procedures unless told to do so by your instructor. 2. Wear safety goggles to protect your eyes from chemicals, heated materials, or things that might be able to shatter. 3. Notify your teacher if any spills or accidents occur this includes broken glass.

3 General Safety Rules z4. Never pour chemicals back into stock bottles. z5. Only lab manuals and lab notebooks are permitted in the working areas. Other books, purses, and other items should be placed in your desk or storage area. z6. Nothing (chemical and/or equipment) may be taken from the laboratory without written permission.

4 General Safety Rules 7. Your apparel should be appropriate for laboratory work. 8. Keep your work area uncluttered. Take to the lab station only what is necessary.

5 General Safety Rules 9. According to the Montville Safety you should wear glasses rather than contact lenses. 10. Clean up your lab area at the conclusion of the laboratory period. 11. Never “horse around” or play practical jokes in the laboratory.

6 General Safety Rules z12. No food and/or beverages are permitted in any science laboratory or storage area unless we are using the food for lab.

7 Glassware Safety 1.Chipped or cracked glassware should not be used. Show it to the teacher. 2. If a piece of glassware gets broken, do not try to clean it up by yourself. Notify the teacher. 3. Broken glassware should not be disposed of in a classroom trashcan. There is a special glass disposal container for it.

8 Chemical Safety 1. Never mix chemicals together unless you are told to do so (and then only in the manner specified). 2. Never taste any chemicals unless directed by the instructor (you should never taste anything in the lab).

9 Chemical Safety 3. If you need to smell the odor of a chemical, waft the fumes toward your nose with one hand. Do not put your nose over the container and inhale the fumes.

10 Chemical Safety 4. Follow the instructions of your teacher when disposing of all chemicals. 5. Wash your hands after handling chemicals. 6.Tie back long hair.

11 Chemical Safety  7. Do not add water to acid. Remember AAA (like the battery size) – Always Add Acid to water. z8. Never chew gum, apply cosmetics (this includes ChapStick!) or put anything in your mouth (including your fingers and pencils/pens) in the laboratory.

12 Heating Safety 1. Use tongs, Hot Hands and/or protective gloves to handle hot objects. 2.Never reach across an open flame, hot plate or burner. 3. Always point the top ends of test tubes that are being heated away from people.

13 First Aid Injury: Burns To Do: Immediately flush with cold water until burning sensation is lessened.

14 First Aid Injury: The eyes To Do: Flush eyes immediately with plenty of water for several minutes. If a foreign object is lodged in the eye, do not rub the eye. The eye wash station contains only water!!!!