Lab Practical Flashcards
- Protective gear
Safety goggles during experiment
Closed shoes
Long hair up
- Locations and operating instructions of safety equipment
Fire extinguisher Fire blankets Fire alarms Fire hoses First aid kit Eye washes and showers
- Location of telephone & emergency phone #’s
Campus security emergency
395-4555
Night escort
395-4554
Health center
395-4336
- burners and heating
Burners in the middle of the table top, don’t point test tubes towards you or others
Never heat directly of the bottom of test tube
Tilt and heat between top of liquid and bottom
- Follow experiment instructions carefully
Preread Chem procedures know safety hazards before lab, must be supervised
- Cleaning spills
Clean them immediately
Return equipment to original place
Keep table tops clean before you leave
- Same scale
Use same scale for accuracy throughout experiment, ensure it leveled, do not move,
Clean spills around it with paintbrush residue into trash.
- Accidents
Report all accidents big or small to instructor
Broken glass use dustpan and hand broom into glass receptacle
- Contamination
Never return chemicals to its origin
If my extra share or dispose
Check label to make sure it’s the right one
Dispose of correctly
- Mixing acids and bases
Always add concentrations of acids and bases to H2O slowly to avoid splattering
11 Lids
Flip them upside down to avoid contamination
If you removed it screw it back on
Use designated spatula and droppers with own bottles to avoid switching
- Food or drink
Never food or drink in lab nothing in your mouth not pencils, gum, food, equipment, solutions etc, contamination
- Exits
Proceed to nearest exit and stand away from building
Earthquake lean duck against desk cover face
Keep workspace clear
Length
Estimate smallest marking
2 places after decimal
Volume
1 place after decimal