Lab Safety

How to be safe in a chemistry lab?

There are many ways to keep safe in a Chemistry Lab, but the most important thing is to follow instructions.

Heating Safety: 

• No loose hair or clothing
• Never look into a heating container
• Never leave a heating source unattended 

Chemical Safety:

• Read all labels twice before using a Chemical
• never touch or taste

Hand Safety: 

• If a chemical spills on your hand, notify the teacher and rinse with water for 15 minutes
• Carry glassware carefully

Safety Equipment: 

• Fire extinguisher located on the wall of the lab
• To operate the fire extinguisher remember P-A-S-S 
• P: Pull
• A: Aim the hose to the fire
• S: squeeze handle
• S: Sweep the hose back 

General Safety Guidelines:

• No horseplay
• Follow all instructions
• Do not touch lab equipment until instructed to do so.
• Food, drink, and gum are not allowed on a science classroom.
• Keep room organized and clean
• Notify the teacher immediately of any accidents or unsafe condition in the science room.
• Wash your hands with soap and water after experiments.

Safety Symbols:

• wear safety googles 
• If a chemical gets into your eyes flush with water for 15 minutes
• carry objects with sharp ends facing down.
• cut away from body
• NEVER use electricity around water. 

It is very important to keep safe in a chemistry lab because there are many chemicals or objects that we don't know how to use so we have to wait for the teacher to teach us and wait for instructions. It is mandatory to keep ourselves safe because by keeping ourselves safe we ensure the safety of our lab partners.  For example, if a horseplay in a lab and drop a chemical I can hurt myself and my partner.