Laboratory Safety Rules While working in the science laboratory, you will have certain important responsibilities ____________________ that do not apply to other classrooms.
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Laboratory Safety Rules While working in the science laboratory, you will have certain important responsibilities ____________________ that do not apply to other classrooms. You will be working with materials and apparatus which, if handled carelessly or improperly, have the potential to cause injury __________________ or discomfort to someone else as well as yourself. A science laboratory can be a safe place in which to work if you, the student, are foresighted, alert, and cautious. Violating any of the following regulations will result suspended in you being _______________ from class or ______________________ from permanently removed the class. The following practices will be followed: instructor must be present during 1. An _________ the performance of all laboratory work. teacher 2. Report any accident to the __________ immediately, no matter how_________, minor including reporting any burn, scratch, cut, or corrosive liquid on skin or clothing. 3. Prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all instructions before coming to ________ directions implicitly and class. Follow all _________ modification intelligently. Make note of any _________ in procedure given by the instructor. 4. Any science project or individually planned experiment must be approved by the teacher. __________ 5. Use only those materials and equipment authorized by the instructor. _________ immediately of any 6. Inform the teacher ____________ equipment not working properly. 7. Clean up any nonhazardous _______ spill on the floor or workspace ____________. immediately eye protection as 8. Wear appropriate ______________, directed by the instructor, whenever you are working in the laboratory. Safety goggles must be worn during hazardous activities involving caustic/corrosive _________ chemicals, heating of liquids, and other activities that may injure the eyes. 9. Splashes and fumes from hazardous chemicals present a special danger to wearers of _____________. contact lenses Therefore, students should preferably wear regular glasses (inside splash -proof goggles, when appropriate) during all class activities or purchase personal splashproof goggles and wear them whenever exposure to chemicals or chemical fumes is possible. open skin wounds on 10. Students with _________________ hands must wear gloves or be excused from the laboratory activity. 11. Never _______ carry hot equipment or group dangerous chemicals through a ______ of students. labels and equipment 12. Check ______ instructions carefully. Be sure correct used in the proper manner. items are _______ 13. Be aware if the _________ chemicals being used are hazardous. Know where the material MSDS is and what it safety data sheet (_______) indicates for each of the hazardous chemicals you are using. taste anything or touch 14. Never ______ chemicals with the hands, unless specifically instructed to do so. __________ 15. Test for odor of chemicals only by waving your hand above the container ______ distance and sniffing cautiously from a _________. laboratory 16. Eating or drinking in the ____________ or from laboratory equipment is _____ not permitted. 17. When heating material in a test tube, look into the tube or point it in do not ______ the direction of any person during the process. reagents back into bottles, 18. Never pour _________ exchange stoppers of bottles, or lay stoppers on the table. 19. When diluting _____, acids always pour acids into _______, never the reverse. water 20. Wash hands as necessary and wash thoroughly at the __________ conclusion of the laboratory period. 21. To treat a burn from an acid or alkali, immediately with wash the affected area ___________ plenty of running water. If the eye is involved, irrigate it at the eyewash station without interruption for ___ 15 minutes. Report the incident to your ___________ instructor. ______________. immediately 22. Know the _________ location of the emergency shower, eyewash and facewash station, fire blanket, fire extinguisher, fire alarm box, and exits. 23. Know the proper fire and earthquake drill _____________. procedures 24. Roll long sleeves above the _______. wrist Long, hanging necklaces, bulky jewelry, and excessive and bulky clothing should worn in the laboratory. not be _____ laboratory 25. Confine long hair during a __________ activity. cover the toes, 26. Wear shoes that ______ rather than sandals, in the laboratory. clean Floors and 27. Keep work areas ______. clear of equipment aisles should be kept ______ and materials. extreme caution. 28. Use a burner with __________ Keep your head and clothing away from off when not in the flame and turn it _____ use. 29. Use a fire blanket (stop, drop, and roll) person. extinguish any flame on a _______ to ___________ 30. Dispose of laboratory waste as ___________ instructed by the teacher. Use separate, designated containers (not the ___________) wastebasket for the following: Matches, litmus paper, wooden splints, ____________, toothpicks and so on glass ___________ and waste _____. Broken Rags, paper towels, or other absorbent materials used in the cleanup of ____________ flammable solids or liquids Hazardous/toxic ________ liquids and solids 31. Place books, purses, and such items in only the designated storage area. Take _____ manuals and notebooks into the working area. ___________ 32. Students are not permitted in storage rooms or teachers' laboratory _________ workrooms without the approval of the ___________ teacher. 33. Hot and cold glass has the same physical appearance. Determine whether an object is ____ hot by bringing the back of your hand _________________ close to the object. broken glass from the 34. Remove all ________ work area or floor as soon as possible. Never handle broken glass with bare hands; use a counter _____ brush and dustpan. 35. Report broken glassware, including thermometers ___________, to the instructor immediately. __________. 36. Operate electrical equipment only in a dry dry area and with _______ hands. 37. When removing an electrical plug from plug its socket, pull the _________, not the electrical cord. 38. Treat all animals in the science laboratory __________; humanely that is, with respect and consideration for their care. 39. Always approach laboratory experiences in a _________ serious and courteous manner. clean 40. Always __________ the laboratory area _________ before leaving. caution 42. Exercise __________ in using scissors, scalpels, dissecting needles, and other sharp-edged ________________ instruments. Pass extended them with handles ____________ when handing them to other persons. 43. Wash all sharp-edged and pointed separately from other instruments __________ equipment. 44. Use great care when working with ether or other volatile liquids. Windows and doors should be opened for greatest ventilation possible ___________. Be sure that caps or lids of containers used for chemicals are securely __________. closed 48. Never handle animals in the laboratory instructor unless directed to do so by the ________. animals 49. Never bring __________ or poisonous ________ plants to school. 50. Never open _________ dishes petri containing bacterial or fungal growth unless directed to do so by the instructor. 51. Dispose of all discarded bacterial and fungal cultures by ___________ sterilization as directed by the instructor. 52. Use the fume hood whenever noxious, fumes are produced corrosive, or toxic _______ or released. clean before 53. Be sure all glassware is ______ use. Clean glassware thoroughly ______ after use. Residue may cause errors in new experiments or cause a _______ violent reaction or explosion. The following actions will result in being dropped from the class: Lifting __________ the plastic cover and /or _________ pushing the “Big Red Button” in the front of the classroom. Throwing _________ or tossing any object or item in the science classroom or laboratory Misuse of safety equipment including, _________ but not limited to – eyewash stations emergency showers – ___________ – fire extinguishers fire blanket – _____ Removal of any materials or equipment _________ from the classroom or laboratory furniture __________ school equipment or ________. Vandalizing Endangering ____________ or causing harm to others.