1. Atwater High School Agriculture Department
Science/Lab Safety
Atwater High School
Agriculture Department

2. What should Bob do after the accident?
List 3 unsafe activities shown in the illustration and explain why each is unsafe.
What should Bob do after the accident?
What should have Sue have done to avoid an accident?
What are three things shown in the lab that should not be there?
Between Luke and Duke who is following the rules? D U K E
Joe
Ray
Ouch!

3. Lab and Field Safety
Take two minutes to read over the top two paragraphs on the first page of the safety packet.
Accidents can be avoided
Major causes of lab accidents are:
Carelessness
Lack of attention
Inappropriate behavior

4. Safety Guidelines General
Always get your teacher’s permission before attempting any laboratory or field investigation.
Read procedures carefully!!
If an accident does occur, inform your teacher immediately.

5. Neatness Safety Equipment
Know the location of the nearest fire alarm and other safety equipment.
Neatness
Keep work area free of all unnecessary books and papers.
Tie back long hair and secure loose sleeves or other loose articles of clothing.
Never eat, drink or apply cosmetics in a lab setting.

6. Cleanup Clean up your work area Put away all equipment and supplies
Dispose of all chemicals as directed by your teacher.
Make sure water, gas, burners, and electric hot plates are turned off.
Wash your hands with soap and water after working in a laboratory situation.

7. General Conduct
Don’t touch face, mouth or eyes when working with plants, rocks, soil or chemicals.
Don’t look directly into the sun
Do wear safety goggles to protect eyes and face from danger.

8. Chemicals Wear safety goggles Label bottles and test tubes accurately
Immediately flush chemical-exposed eyes, skin, or clothing with large amounts of water.
Never
taste or inhale chemicals
Transfer chemicals with a mouth pipet
Pour water into acid
Stir chemicals with fingers

9. Electricity Keep work area dry
Be sure all electrical equipment is grounded
Never touch electrical equipment with wet hands
Never overload circuits

10. Gas Do not inhale fumes directly Do not breathe pure gases such as:
Hydrogen
Argon
Helium
Nitrogen
High concentrations of carbon dioxide

11. Glassware
Wrap glass tubing in a towel when inserting or removing it from a rubber stopper.
Sweep up broken glassware immediately and dispose properly.
Pipettes and glass stirring rods should be dried by toweling.

12. Fire Wear safety goggles Tie back long hair
Turn off all hot plates, burners and other flames when not in use.
Not to use an open flames around volatile liquids, such as ether and alcohol.
Do not reach across an open flame.
Always heat rocks in a water bath, never over a flame.

18. Review Explosion Clothing Proper Waste Caustic Gas Electrical
Chemical
Fire
Eye
Explosion
Gas
Hand
Heating Safety
Proper Waste
water
Glassware