Lab Safety RulesLab Safety Rules

Everyone is responsible Everyone is responsible for safetyfor safety

Rule 1:Rule 1:

•Always wear a lab apron Always wear a lab apron and safety goggles and safety goggles whenever you are working whenever you are working with chemicals that might with chemicals that might get into your eyes.get into your eyes.

•No contact lenses in the No contact lenses in the lab. lab.

Rule 2Rule 2

• Personal apparel should be Personal apparel should be appropriate for laboratory work. appropriate for laboratory work.

•Keep your work area clean and keep Keep your work area clean and keep all materials (clothing, hair, all materials (clothing, hair, papers, etc.) away from a flame or papers, etc.) away from a flame or heat source.heat source.

•If your clothing catches on fire, do If your clothing catches on fire, do not run; not run;

Rule 3Rule 3

•NEVER work alone in the NEVER work alone in the laboratory. Do not leave laboratory. Do not leave equipment unattended equipment unattended while it is in operation.while it is in operation.

•Never reach across a Never reach across a flame.flame.

Rule 4Rule 4

• Read the entire activity before Read the entire activity before entering the lab and follow all entering the lab and follow all directions exactly as they are written. directions exactly as they are written. If in doubt, ask your teacher for help!If in doubt, ask your teacher for help!

•DO NOT perform unauthorized experiments DO NOT perform unauthorized experiments or use equipmentor use equipment

Rule 5Rule 5

•Stay alert while in the lab, and Stay alert while in the lab, and proceed with caution. Never use proceed with caution. Never use broken or chipped glassware.broken or chipped glassware.

•Report all accidents to the Report all accidents to the teacher IMMEDIATELY, no matter teacher IMMEDIATELY, no matter how minor. (all spills, feel how minor. (all spills, feel ill or dizzy, start coughing, ill or dizzy, start coughing, cut …)cut …)

Rule 6Rule 6•Never look directly Never look directly into a test tube when into a test tube when mixing or heating mixing or heating chemicals.chemicals.

•Always point a test Always point a test tube away from you and tube away from you and others when heating it.others when heating it.

Rule 7Rule 7•Never smell a chemical Never smell a chemical directly from the directly from the container.container.

• Never taste a chemical Never taste a chemical

• Never mix chemicals (or Never mix chemicals (or perform tests) without perform tests) without your teacher’s your teacher’s permission.permission.

•Take only what you needTake only what you need

•Keep lids on bottles and Keep lids on bottles and containers when not in containers when not in use.use.

Rule 8Rule 8•Food, beverages, and Food, beverages, and chewing gum, makeup chewing gum, makeup application are application are NEVER permitted in NEVER permitted in the laboratory..the laboratory..

Rule 9: Horseplay in Rule 9: Horseplay in the lab is very the lab is very dangerous.dangerous. Never run or push someone Never run or push someone else in the lab. This rule else in the lab. This rule applies at all times applies at all times

Rule 10Rule 10

Always clean up your work Always clean up your work area and equipment after an area and equipment after an experiment is completed. experiment is completed. Equipment must be returned to Equipment must be returned to its proper place.its proper place.

AlwaysAlways !!

Wash you hands before Wash you hands before and after each and after each experiment.experiment.