Lab Safety Flashcards
1
Report any accidents to the teacher immediately.
2
Prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all instructions.
3
Science projects or individually planned experiments must be approved by teacher.
4
Use only those materials and equipment authorized by the instructor.
6
Clean up any nonhazardous spill around workspace immediately.
7
Wear eye protection. Goggles must be wear during hazardous activities involving chemicals, heating of liquids, and other activities that may injure the eye.
8
Students should wear their regular glasses inside the goggles during labs. Splashed and fumes present danger to contact lenses wearer.
9
Students w/ open wounds on hands must wear gloves or be excused from labs.
10
Never carry hot equipment or dangerous chemicals through groups of students.
11
Check labels and equipment instructions carefully. Be sure correct items are used in the proper manner.
12
Never taste anything or touch chemicals w/ hands.
13
Test for odor of chemicals only by waving your hand above
the container and sniffing cautiously from a distance.
14
Eating or drinking in the laboratory or from laboratory
equipment is not permitted.
15
Use a mechanical pipette filler (never the mouth) when
measuring or transferring small quantities of liquid with a pipette.
16
When heating material in a test tube, do not look into the
tube or point it in the direction of any person during the process.
