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The following rules were devised
for two reasons:
- To insure the physical safety
of all in the lab.
- To reduce breakage and loss of
equipment or lab materials.
AT ALL TIMES
- Maintain a focused attitude at
all time: do not run, fool around, or throw objects
in the lab.
- Never eat or drink in the
science labs. Avoid touching your face, eyes or
mouth while working in the lab (unless otherwise
directed by the teacher). Wash your hands with soap
and water after handling chemicals, cultures,
plants, or animals.
- Always conduct your
experiments with someone else present and with adult
supervision.
- Do not use chipped or cracked
glassware or damaged lab equipments (electrical or
other). Give it to your teacher.
- Report all broken glass or
damaged equipment to your teacher immediately. Do
not attempt to clean up broken glass yourself or
repair damaged equipment on your own.
- Report all accidents to your
teacher immediately.
- Make sure to use the
appropriate equipment for the experiment as
instructed by the teacher.
- Never perform unauthorized
procedures. Always check with your teacher before
trying anything different than instructed.
- Always read carefully all the
instructions during assigned activities. Ask teacher
for clarification.
- Always keep your work area
clean and well organized.
WHEN USING CHEMICALS OR BURNERS OR ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT/TOOLS/MACHINES OR BIOHAZARD MATERIALS
- Tie back long hair and roll up
sleeves when working with flames or chemicals or
electrical tools/machines.
- Wear goggles when using
chemicals, when burners are in use, when dissecting
animal parts or conducting an experiment that
requires the use of goggles as instructed by the
teacher.
- Wear gloves when using
biohazard materials or dangerous chemicals to
protect your skin and prevent contamination.
- Keep any materials that will
burn easily away from open flames or other heat
sources. Keep scarf or long hanging piece of
clothing away from tools. Keep focused on your
electrical set-up at all time as applicable.
- If using HOT equipment, make
sure to use proper handling care.
- Make sure that nothing, such
as gas, electricity, or electrical equipment, is
left on when not in use.
- Dispose of all chemicals,
plants or animal products properly. Pour acid into
water (a comes before w) and not water into acid.
- Recycle all lab materials as
appropriate.
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