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2. LAB SAFETY You have been given 2 Safety Contracts.
Read this carefully, sign one and bring home for your parents to sign. Keep the other in your notebook for reference throughout the year.
You will have a quiz on safety practices on Tuesday 9/6/16

3. BASIC RULES No horseplay is allowed in the lab!
Unauthorized experiments are prohibited
Work areas should be clean and tidy
Students should be prepared for a lab activity and have read all of the lab procedure thoroughly prior to entering the classrooms
Do not begin a lab until the teacher instructs you to do so
If you are unsure of directions, etc., you would ask a teacher

4. Safety Equipment
Long hair should be tied back, dangling jewelry should not be worn and closed-toed shoes are most appropriate.
Goggles are to be worn throughout the duration of a lab to protect you from chemicals, heat and glass breakage
If you wear contacts, alert your teacher and be prepared to remove them if necessary
You must wear goggles over your glasses
Lab aprons should be worn during all lab activities

5. During the experiment
Flammable materials should never be used near a flame
If you are heating materials in a test tube, be sure to face the open end away from people
After heating glassware, you should only move the glassware using tongs
Be sure all glassware is clean and in proper working order prior to beginning a lab
Be careful when placing a stopper in glassware. If it is too tight, you should be very careful and use appropriate materials specified by your teacher, such as glycerin and gloves
Be wary of all glass an chemicals and assume they are dangerous
Never ingest chemicals, remove them from the lab or enter the chemical storage rooms
Never leave a flame unattended

6. Accidents If there is a fire or injury, alert your teacher immediately
Know the location and proper use of all safety equipment
If a piece of equipment is not working properly, turn it off and alert your teacher
If acid is splashed on your skin, wash immediately with plenty of water
Do not use materials that are chipped, cracked or broken in other ways
Do not touch broken glass.

7. Ending the lab
All chemical wastes should be disposed of as instructed by your teacher in a waste-disposal container.
NEVER return used chemicals to their original container
When you finish a lab, clean up the materials and the lab station and wash your hands

8. HOMEWORK
Complete the final pages of the Course Description for next class (parents must also sign)
Read and understand the Safety Contract and have signed for next class (parents must also sign)
3. Safety quiz on Tuesday Sept. 6th