W1_LABORATORY SAFETY

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  • Protocols are in place to ensure everyone's safety
    inside the laboratory.
  • It is the laboratory personnel's responsibility to be informed and to comply with these protocols.
  • Protocols are present in order to maintain the integrity of the tests/procedures.
  • These protocols may contain which protective gear/s are required, the do's and don'ts, and other guidelines.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Know emergency procedures.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Never work in a laboratory without the supervision of a teacher.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Always perform the experiments or work precisely as directed by the teacher.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Immediately Report any spills, accidents, or injuries to the teacher.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Never leave experiments while in progress.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Be careful when handling hot glassware and apparatus in the laboratory. Hot glassware looks just like cold glassware.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Never point the open end of a test tube containing a substance at yourself or others.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Never fill a pipette using a mouth suction. Always use a pipetting device.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Make sure no flammable solvents are in the surrounding area when lighting a flame.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Do not leave lit Bunsen Burners unattended.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Turn off all heating apparatus, gas valves, and water faucets when not in use.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Do not remove any equipment or chemicals from the laboratory.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Coats, bags, and other personal items must be stored in designated areas, not on the bench tops or the aisle ways.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Notify your teacher of any sensitivities that you may have to particular chemicals if known.
  • GENERAL WORK PROCEDURE
    -Keep the floor of all objects (ice, small objects, spilled liquids)
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Keep work area neat and free of unnecessary objects.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Thoroughly clean your laboratory work space at the end of the laboratory session.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Do not block the sink drains with debris.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Never block access to exits or emergency equipment.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Inspect all equipment for damage (cracks, defects, etc.) prior to use, do not use damaged equipment.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Never pour chemical waste into sink drains or waste baskets.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Place chemical waste in appropriately labeled waste containers.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Properly dispose of broken glassware and other sharp objects (eg. syringe, needles) immediately in designated containers.
  • HOUSEKEEPING
    -Properly dispose of weigh boats, gloves, filter paper, and paper towels in the laboratory.
  • PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
  • SAFETY EQUIPMENT
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  • LABEL
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  • Signages and Labeling
    EXPLOSIVE
  • Signages and Labeling
    FLAMMABLE
  • Signages and Labeling
    OXIDIZING
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    GAS UNDER PRESSURE
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    CORROSIVE
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    ACUTE TOXICITY
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    HEALTH HAZARD
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    SERIOUS HEALTH HAZARD
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    HAZARDOUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT