1. Lab Safety Rules

2. Dress Code: Students must:
Wear safety goggles when working with chemicals, burners or any substance that might get into your eyes
Wear a laboratory apron when working with chemicals or heated lab equipment
Keep hair pulled back away from chemicals, burners or other lab equipment

3. General Safety Rules Read your lab directions BEFORE you ask for help
NEVER perform lab “experiments” without your teachers permission
Spills are reported IMMEDIATELY to your teacher
NEVER pour chemicals down the sink unless directed to do so.

4. General Safety Lab Rules (cont.)
NEVER EAT at the lab stations or anywhere else in the room.
Wash your hands BEFORE you leave and especially before LUNCH!

5. First Aid in the laboratory
Immediately report all accidents to your teachers
Rinse acid on your skin with lots of water (15 min. minimum)
Know where the fire extinguisher, blanket and eye wash are in the room
Where is the nearest shower?
All fires are immediately reported to your teacher

6. Heating and Fire Safety
Acceptable heat sources area:
Bunsen burners
Hot plates
Never heat chemicals unless directed to by your teacher
Always point a test tube away from you and others
Keep your lab station/sinks clean

7. Heating and Fire Safety (cont.)
Never heat a liquid in a closed container
When picking up heated glassware use gloves or tongs

8. Chemical Safety Never “mix” chemicals for the “fun of it”
Never touch, taste or smell chemicals unless instructed by your teacher
Use only the chemicals you need, keep lids closed, and NEVER return used chemicals to its original container

9. Chemical Safety When diluting acids, pour Acid into Water
Pour chemicals OVER the sink to avoid spills
Immediately rinse acid or bases that get on your skin with lots of water – NOTIFY your teacher
ALL acid or base clean- ups need to be done under the instruction of your teacher

10. Glassware Safety
Always use a wire screen when heating glassware with a flame
Glassware does NOT appear hot – always check for heat with the back of your hand before picking up!
All chipped or broken glass should be reported to your teacher and placed in a proper trash container
Never eat or drink from our glassware

11. Lab Cleanup It is your responsibility to: Clean up all lab supplies
Clean out the sink
Wipe down the lab station
Return appropriate equipment to the cleaning area when directed

12. Consequences: Inappropriate Behavior: Warning
Removal from lab and seat assignment
Referral and loss of lab privileges
Conference with AP and parent
Permanent loss of lab privileges AND all field trips
If we can not trust you in the lab we will NOT trust you on a field trip!

13. 1. Poison
7. Radiation
8. Oxidizer (Combustible)
9. Explosive
10. Laser
5. Biohazard
2. Hot Surface
3. Dangerous to the Environment
12. High Voltage
11. Corrosive
6. Flammable
4. Pinch Point

14. Answers to Safety Symbols
1. poison
2. hot surface
8. oxidizer (combustible)
3. dangerous to the environment
9. explosive
4. pinch point
10. laser
5. biohazard
11. corrosive
6. flammable
12. high voltage
7. radiation
Answers to Safety Symbols

15. Lab Equipment You Should Recognize:7. 3. 6. 1. 4. 5. 2. 8.
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16. Lab Equipment Answers 1. beaker 12. test tube rack
2. graduated cylinder 13. thermal gloves
3. test tube holder 14. test tube
4. thermometer triple beam balance
5. Erlenmeyer flask 16. pipette
6. Bunsen burner hot plate
7. safety shower
8. forceps
9. beaker tongs
10. safety glasses/goggles
11. microscope
Lab Equipment Answers

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