Basic Safety Rules
Lab Safety Rules
1. Make sure you read the lab before starting
2. Always wear eye and clothing protection when using chemicals
3. Never taste any chemical in lab or pipette anything by mouth.
4. Never smell any chemical directly, “waft” the vapors toward your nose if you are required to smell something.
5. If you spill anything wipe it up immediately with water. Treat every wet spot as an unknown chemical.
6. Know the location of the fire blanket, shower, and eyewash station. Know how to use them.
7. Use caution around an open flame – no long sleeves and tie long hair back. Watch out for all the other people near your lab station.
8. Report all accidents and injuries, no matter how small.
9. Keep your lab area neat
- turn off the water and the gas
- return all lab equipment to your bin
- make sure equipment and lab areas are clean
- dispose of materials as directed by your teacher
- wash your hands after you finish.
- Only keep items you need at your lab bench, books and backpacks should be left at the table.
District 145 Public Schools
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Educational Service Unit #6, Milford, Nebraska
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