Lab Safety
Nurse Extension: 2828.
For Every Lab:
-Remove goggles when Mr. Leeds tell you to.
-Report ALL accidents/spills to Mr. Leeds immediately.
-Always use common sense.
Safety Equipment:
-Fire extinguisher
-Fire blanket
-Eye wash/shower.
Chemicals:
-Never taste chemicals.
-Always WAFT chemicals, Not solids/powders.
-Avoid touching chemicals.
-Always wash hands with water if contact with chemicals occurs and notify Mr. Leeds.
Glass:
-Hot glass and cold glass look the same.
-Never use chipped or broken glass.
-Never use force to remove or insert glass.
Alcohol Burners:
-Roll up sleeves, put up long hair (not just pull back).
-Never walk away from a lit burner.
-Never point the open end of a hot test tube at yourself or someone else.
-Do not look down into a test tube/beaker while it is being heated.
Diluting Acid:
-Acid must be added to water.
-Never add water to acid.
---->could cause an exothermic reaction
---->water is less dense (lighter) than acid so it will sit on top of acid and could splash out
End of Experiment:
-Make sure burner is capped and flame is out.
-Clean up area and materials completely!