1. Safety
A top priority!

3. Safety The most important topic we will cover
You will be taught the correct way to operate equipment, use materials, and think safety
This may be your only opportunity to learn safety rules during your school days

4. “Industry can train people to do a job, but safety and safe attitudes are learned early in life.”
Remember when you learned to cross the street?
That was an example of safety training.

5. Think Safety! You must “Think Safety!” all the time.
Ask yourself, “What if?” questions. Think ahead of your actions.
“What if I run in the lab, and I trip or bump someone while he or she is working with a tool?”
(I might crack my head or cause someone else an injury)

6. 6 General Safety Rules Develop a Safe Attitude
Have Respect for Tools and Equipment
Prevent and Control Fires
Wear Appropriate Clothing and Protective Equipment
Have Respect for Hazardous Materials and Waste
Maintain the Lab

7. Develop a Safe Attitude
Read and follow all posted safety rules
Consider each person’s safety to be your responsibility
Work quietly and give your full attention to the task at hand. Never indulge in horseplay or other foolish actions
Put up warning signs on things that are hot and could cause burns
Handle materials with sharp edges and pointed objects carefully
Report accidents to your teacher at once

8. Have Respect for Tools and Equipment
Never use any tool or machine until the teacher has demonstrated and checked the setup
Before you use any tool or machine, make sure you know the safety rules and get the teacher’s permission
Do NOT let others distract you when you use a machine
Do NOT use electrical tools if the cord or plug is damaged

9. Have Respect for Tools and Equipment
Keep hands and fingers away from all moving parts
Before you leave a machine, turn it off and wait until it stops. If you are finished, clean the machine and the area around it
When you are finished working, return all tools and unused supplies to their proper places

10. Prevent and Control Fires
Know where the nearest fire extinguisher is and how to use it
Know the proper emergency evacuation route

11. Wear Appropriate Clothing and Protective Equipment
Use eye protection for specified activities
Use ear protection near loud equipment
Do NOT wear loose clothing, jewelry, or other items that could get caught in machinery. Tie back long hair
Do NOT wear gloves while operating power tools

12. Have Respect for Hazardous Materials and Waste
Check the labels of materials before you use them
Wear appropriate personal protective equipment when working with hazardous materials
Work in a well-ventilated area
Follow your teacher’s instructions for disposal of hazardous materials and waste

13. Maintain the Lab
Keep the work area clean. Keep the floor and aisles clean at all times
If a liquid is spilled, clean it up immediately as instructed by the teacher
Always use a brush, not your hands, to clean dry materials from a table or piece of equipment
Store all materials properly

14. Safety Color Codes Red – Danger Orange – Warning Yellow – Caution
Blue – Information
Green – Safety or First Aid
White – Boundaries or Storage
Magenta on Yellow – Radiation Caution

15. Think Safety!