Food or Drink in Lab?
What to Wear in Lab
Name:
_______________
What NOT to Wear in Lab
* No O pen-Toed Shoes
* Long hair that is not tied back
* No perfume
* Clean up all materials, leaving
your station clean and neat
for the next class.
* Show up on time
with any
pre-lab assignment finished
ahead of class.
* Leave all
backpacks and bags away from
the lab area.
* Write every thing in your
lab notebook
* Carry lab equipment with
T WO hands
* NEVER leave a flame
unattended
* Point hot test tubes away
from yourself and other people
when heating.
* Follow all lab-specific and
chemical-specific instructions.
Inappropriate
Behavior
* NO Horseplay
* NO tripping
classmates or
fooling around
* NO
tasting or
smelling
chemicals or
other lab
materials
© Bethany Lau
Lab Safety
Appropriate Behavior
#1 Rule:
TELL
YOUR
TEACHER
FIRE
BLANKET
Chemical spill or glass
breakage:
Name:
_______________
* Know where the first aid kit
is
and what to do if you break glass
and get cut or you spill a chemical
on your skin.
* Follow all teacher instructions
for each different chemical. Your
teacher will tell you how to dispose
of each chemical safely.
* Notify your teacher of any
glass
that breaks or any
chemical that is spilled, on the table
or on your skin or on the floor.
* If you spill a large amount of a
chemical on your clothes or skin,
use the emergency shower (as
directed by your teacher).
In case of chemical exposure to eyes:
* Wash eyes at eye wash station . (The eyewash
should be flushed and cleaned often.)
In case of fire:
* Know where the fire blanket
,
the fire extinguisher , and the safety shower
Just in Case
© Bethany Lau
are in your room.
* If you or a classmate catches on fire
,
stop, drop, and roll, and cover with a fire
blanket.
* If possible and close to the safety shower,
use the safety shower
to extinguish flames
on person with burning clothing and remove
burned clothing while in the shower, if possible.