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1 To avoid such horrible lab accidents… follow the following safety rules!

2 First Step: Understand the lab procedure ahead of time!

3 What’s the number one rule in any lab?
Tell the teacher about any spill, accident, or fire!

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5 Chemical eye damage…

6 Washing out your eye… Remove contacts Wash eyes Hold lids open
Wash AT LEAST minutes See a physician if necessary

7 Eye wash station…

8 Fashion tip: goggles are not a type of hat or head ornament…
Dumb People! Fashion tip: goggles are not a type of hat or head ornament…

9 Don’t burn your nose or lungs… Waft

10 Nose ulcer

11 Eating or drinking in lab is dumb
Dumb Person

12 Be careful of chemicals & skin…

13 Types of burns Thermal Chemical Electrical
living tissue is exposed to an extremely reactive chemical substance such as a strong acid or base. Chemical burns need no source of heat, can occur immediately on contact, and are extremely painful. Electrical

14 What is a chemical burn? Living tissue is exposed to a reactive chemical substances such as a strong acid or base. Can occur on contact/fumes to skin/air way Causes destruction of skin/airway and underlying tissues: (1st) Outer layer - Redness (2nd) Outer & under layer - swelling, blistering (3rd) Affects below the skin – charring, connective & other tissues involved, nerve damage…

15 Wash your hands after lab…

16 Remove the item of clothing & use the shower if your clothes get chemicals on them…

17 Be cautious handling glassware!

18 Don’t be this guy… know the correct responses to fires!

19 Just like in the kitchen, cover a fire with a fireproof lid or use the fire blanket!

20 Some chemicals react with water…
so don’t put water on fires.

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22 Hold the extinguisher properly…

23 & point at the base of the flames!

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25 …better yet, use the fire blanket

26 Biology fashion…. No sandals, No clothes you love more than life
No loose sleeves Wear safety goggles No contact lenses Long pants are preferable to shorts or short skirts Tie long hair back

27 Acceptable Overkill

28 What is she doing wrong?


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