Lab Safety
When you enter the lab (or classroom)…
Do not touch lab or activity materials until you are instructed to do so by Ms. M!!!
Eye Protection
Goggles on with…Heat, Glass, and Chemicals.
Know where the eye flush is…if chemicals get in your eyes, they need to be flushed for no less than 15 minutes.
Don’t look directly into the opening of a test tube or beaker.
Tell Ms. M if something gets in your eyes.
Clothing Protection
No baggy clothesNo dangling jewelryNo sandals or flip-flopsPull long hair backWear an apron if requiredTell Ms. M if you get chemicals on your
clothes.
Hand Safety
Wear proper heat-resistant gloves when working with heat.
Wear protective gloves when handling chemicals.
If you think something is hot…don’t touch it!
Tell Ms. M if you get burned by heat or chemicals.
Heat Safety
No hairspray or hair gel on lab dayPoint heated test tube or beaker away
from yourself and others.No roughhousing in the lab!!!Know your fire evacuation route.Know the location of allfire extinguishers and fire blankets
Electric Safety
Don’t plug things in so that people may trip on the chord.
Don’t let the chord hang over the table. Do not use equipment with damaged chords. Don’t plug something in with wet hands! Never use an electrical appliance around
water! No rough housing in the lab!!! Turn off and unplug electrical equipment when
you leave the room.
Chemical Safety
Never mix chemicals unless Ms. M tells you to!
Never touch, taste, or smell chemicals unless you are otherwise instructed.
Add acid to water – never the opposite.No roughhousing in the lab!!!
Sharp Object Safety
Place object you are cutting on a solid surface (never in your hand)
Cut away from yourself!No roughhousing in the lab!!!
Safety Contract
Get your safety contract signed ASAPOtherwise you will not be able to
participate in labs.
Lab Safety Violation
1. Warning
2. 1st Lab Safety Violation (needs to be signed by your parent) – sit out for one lab
3. 2nd Lab Safety Violation (needs to be signed by your parent), administration will be notified – sit out for three labs
4. Administrative Referral