Lab Safety Equipment Get yer whiteboard ready Emergency

Lab Safety & Equipment Get yer whiteboard ready!

Emergency Equipment • List FOUR pieces of emergency equipment that can be found in the lab

Emergency Equipment • List FOUR pieces of emergency equipment that can be found in the lab

Protective Equipment • When should safety glasses be worn?

Protective Equipment • When should safety glasses be worn? • Throughout lab activities that involve heating and/or chemicals (from start to finish!)

Personal Protection • Contact Lenses: yay or nay?

Personal Protection • Contact Lenses: yay or nay? üDifficult to remove if chemicals get in eye üSoft lenses can absorb chemical vapors üPrevents natural eye fluids from removing contaminants

Personal Protection • What’s wrong?

Personal Protection • What’s wrong? • Long hair must be tied back • Must wear safety glasses

Personal Protection • What’s wrong? Round 2

Personal Protection • What’s wrong? Round 2 • Must wear closed-toed shoes!

Personal Protection • What’s wrong? Round 3

Personal Protection • What’s wrong? Round 3 • Headphones • Cellphone • Electronic devices will distract you from your experiment!

Personal Protection • What is this action called? When do you do it?

Personal Protection • What is this action called? • Wafting • When do you do it? • When you need to smell a chemical

Accidents Happen! • There’s a spill! What do you do?

Accidents Happen! • There’s a spill! What do you do? üNotify teacher üLow hazard spills should be cleaned up with paper towel/water üShut off gas immediately if spill is flammable üIf chemical contacts skin/eyes, flush affected area for 15 minutes

Accidents Happen! • You broke a glass! What do you do?

Accidents Happen! • You broke a glass! What do you do? üNotify teacher üSweep into broken glass container

Accidents Happen • You burn your arm on a hot plate. What do you do?

Accidents Happen • You burn your arm on a hot plate. What do you do? üRun your skin under cool water üHave lab partner notify teacher

Behavior • What is appropriate lab behavior?

Behavior • What is appropriate lab behavior? üNo horseplay/running üStore personal belongings in cubicles or along side wall üBe prepared! Read all instructions before the lab begins üDo not carry hot equipment or dangerous chemicals through crowds of students üWash hands with warm water and soap after each lab activity