Safety First

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Safety First

• IPC
• Fall 2006

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Safety Rules

• ALWAYS follow the directions given by the teacher!

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Safety Rules

• Stay at your assigned lab station unless given
  different instructions by the teacher.
• Do NOT begin an experiment until told to do so.
• Stay with your assigned lab group. One person
  will get supplies for your lab group.

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Safety Rules

• Follow all instructions carefully. When in
  doubt, ask the teacher.
• Report ALL injuries immediately to your teacher.
• Any misbehavior or violation of rules could
  result in a zero for your lab grade, no longer
  being able to participate in lab, or an office
  referral.

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Safety Rules

• ONLY your teacher is allowed in the supply room.
• Only your lab sheet and a pencil/pen should be on
  the lab table. All other personal belongings are
  not allowed at your lab station.
• Learn the location and use of the MSDS (Material
  Safety Data Sheet).

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EYE SAFETY

• Always wear goggles when using fire or chemicals
  or when instructed
• or you may wear this instead!

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Testing for odors

• Always waft by waving your hand over the top of
  the container to push the odor toward you and
  sniffing cautiously

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Electrical Safety

• Do NOT play with electricity!!!
• Do NOT use water (or have wet hands) when using
  electrical objects.
• Turn off all electrical items when finished with
  lab.

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Electrical Safety

• Do not stretch electrical cords where someone
  might trip on them.
• When removing an electrical plug from a socket,
  pull the plug, NOT the cord.

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Electrical Safety

• Never close a circuit until your teacher has
  approved it. (Closing a circuit turning it
  on.)
• Do NOT use any electrical devices with frayed
  cords or uncovered wires.
• Do NOT work with any batteries, electrical
  devices, or magnets other than those provided by
  your teacher.

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Glassware Safety

• Never use cracked or chipped glasswarereport it
  to the teacher immediately.
• Never heat empty, closed or dry glassware.

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Glassware Safety

• When heating a test tube, never point it in the
  direction of other people.
• Never look down into a heated test tube.

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Heating Safety

• Hair spray and fingernail polish will burn
  easily. Use caution when working with a flame.
• Fire extinguishers are NOT to be used by
  students.
• Use a WET paper towel to smother a small fire on
  the lab table.
• Do NOT attempt to blow out a small fire.

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Heating Safety

• Extinguish clothing fires with the fire blanket.
• NEVER leave an open flame unattended.
• Gas jets are NOT to be used without teacher
  supervision.

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Explosion Precaution

• Use only small amounts of flammable (able to
  catch fire easily) liquids.
• Keep all flammable liquids away from any open
  flame or heat source.
• When diluting acids, always pour ACIDS into
  WATER!

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Chemical Safety

• NEVER touch or taste chemicals.
• NEVER handle chemicals if you have an open wound.
• NEVER use chemicals or materials from unlabeled
  containers.
• The designated supply person shall measure/obtain
  chemicals at the supply area. DO NOT carry stock
  containers back to your table

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Chemical Safety

• Handle squeeze bottles and medicine droppers with
  extreme care to prevent leakage/spillage.
• Do NOT conduct unapproved laboratory experiments.

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Clothing Protection

• Wear a laboratory apron to protect your clothing.
• Long hair should be tied back and secured.
• Loose sleeves must be secured at all times or
  rolled up. Long coats and hats may NOT be worn
  in lab.
• Closed toe shoes should be worn at all times.

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Hygienic Care

• Keep your hands away from your face and mouth.
• Always wash your hands when you are finished with
  an experiment.

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Waste Disposal

• Dispose of any broken glass in a container
  specifically provided for that purpose.
• Dispose of any chemical waste in a container
  designated by the teacher.
• Clean all chemical spills as instructed by the
  teacher.
• All equipment must be returned to its proper
  place.

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Waste Disposal

• Your work surface must be clean and dry before
  you will be dismissed.
• LEAVE THE LAB ONLY WHEN YOUR GROUP HAS BEEN
  RELEASED BY THE TEACHER.

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Where are theycan you find

• the fire extinguisher?
• the fire blanket?
• the emergency shower?
• the chemical hood?
• the emergency eyewash?
• the goggle cabinet?