LAB SAFETY AND PROCEDURES GENERAL RULES CONDUCT YOURSELF

LAB SAFETY AND PROCEDURES

GENERAL RULES • CONDUCT YOURSELF IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER AT ALL TIMES IN THE LABORATORY • FOLLOW ALL WRITTEN AND VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY • NO STUDENT MAY WORK IN THE LABORATORY WITHOUT THE INSTRUCTOR PRESENT • DO NOT TOUCH ANY EQUIPMENT OR CHEMICALS IN THE LAB UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO

GENERAL RULES CONTINUED • DO NOT EAT FOOD, DRINK BEVERAGES OR CHEW GUM IN THE LABORATORY • PERFORM ONLY THOSE EXPERIMENTS AUTHORIZED BY THE INSTRUCTOR • NO HORSEPLAY, PRACTICAL JOKES OR PRANKS IN THE LABORATORY • BRING ONLY YOUR LAB INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTEBOOK TO WORKSTATION, LEAVE BACKPACKS, ETC. IN THE CLASSROOM AREA • NOTIFY THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS

GENERAL RULES CONTINUED • DISPOSE OF ALL CHEMICALS PROPERLY: SINKS ARE FOR WATER AND SOLUTIONS DESIGNATED BY THE INSTRUCTOR • SOLID CHEMICALS, METALS, MATCHES, FILTER PAPER, ETC. ARE NOT TO BE PLACED IN THE SINKS • KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM FACE, EYES, AND MOUTH WHILE USING CHEMICALS • WASH YOUR HANDS WITH SOAP AND WATER AFTER PERFORMING EXPERIMENTS

GENERAL RULES CONTINUED • CLEAN ALL WORK SURFACES AT THE END OF AN EXPERIMENT • DO NOT WANDER AROUND THE ROOM, DISTRACT OTHERS, OR INTERFERE WITH LAB EXPERIMENTS OF OTHERS • STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE SCIENCE STORAGE ROOMS UNLESS GIVEN SPECIFIC PERMISSION BY THE INSTRUCTOR

CLOTHING RULES • WEAR GOGGLES WHEN USING CHEMICALS, HEAT, OR GLASSWARE • LONG HAIR, DANGLING JEWELRY, AND BAGGY CLOTHING ARE HAZARDOUS IN THE LAB

ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES • REPORT ANY ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY • IF A CHEMICAL SPLASHES IN YOUR EYE OR SKIN, FLUSH WITH RUNNING WATER FROM EYEWASH/SAFETY SHOWER FOR 20 MINUTES

HANDLING CHEMICALS • DO NOT TOUCH, TASTE, OR SMELL ANY CHEMICAL UNLESS TOLD TO DO SO (WAFTING TECHNIQUE) • NEVER RETURN UNUSED CHEMICALS TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS • ALWAYS ADD ACID TO WATER NEVER WATER TO ACID (ADD ACID) • NEVER REMOVE CHEMICALS FROM THE LAB

HANDLING GLASSWARE AND EQUIPMENT • NEVER HANDLE BROKEN GLASS WITH YOUR BARE HANDS, USE THE BRUSH AND DUSTPAN • NEVER USE CHIPPED OR CRACKED GLASSWARE • DO NOT IMMERSE HOT GLASSWARE IN COLD WATER, IT MAY SHATTER

HEATING SUBSTANCES • KEEP HAIR, CLOTHING, AND HANDS AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM FLAMES AT ALL TIMES • NEVER LEAVE A LIT BURNER UNATTENDED • HEATED GLASS AND METALS SHOULD BE PICKED UP WITH HEATPROTECTIVE GLOVES • DETERMINE IF AN OBJECT IS HOT BY BRINGING THE BACK OFYOUR HAND CLOSE TO IT BEFORE GRASPING

SAFETY VIDEO

SAFETY CONTRACT INSTRUCTIONS • ANSWER “QUESTIONS” PORTION OF CONTRACT • PRINT NAME UNDER “AGREEMENT” • SIGN AND DATE UNDER “AGREEMENT” PARAGRAPH • TAKE HOME TO PARENTS FOR THEM TO SIGN AND DATE • BRING BACK TO CLASS BY FRIDAY • YOU WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN LAB WITHOUT A SIGNED CONTRACT