Flinn Scientific’s Student Safety Contract 4. Never use mouth suetion 10 fill a pipet Use a mubber bulb or pipet pup. 5. When transferring reagents from one container to ziother, Hold the containers sway from your body. 6, Acids must be handied with extreme care. You will be shows the proper ‘method for diluting strong acids. Always In acid to water, swirl or si the soli ton and be careful ofthe heat produced, penicularly with sulfuric acid. Handle flammable tazardous liquids over ‘2 pan to contain spills. Never dispense flammable liquids anywhere near an open fame or source of heat. 38, Never remove chemieals or other materi als from the laboratory area. 439, Take great care when transporting acide snd other chemicals from one part ofthe laboratory 10 another. Hold them securely and walk careflly. HANDLING GLASSWARE AND EQUIPMENT 40. Carry glass wubing, especially tong places, ina vertical postion to minimize the likelihood of breakage and injury. 41. Never handle broken glass with your bare hands. Use a brash and dustpan to lean up broken glass. Place broken or ‘vaste glassware in the designated glass isposal container 42, Inserting and removing glass tubing from rubber sioppers cen be dangerous. Always lubriewe glassware (mubing,this- le tubes, thermometers, etc.) before ttempting 10 insert it in a stoppec. Always protect your hands with towels or cotton gloves when inserting glass tubing into, or removing it from, a nab- ber stopper. If a piece of glassware becomes "irozen” in a stopper, take ito ‘your instructor for removal. 43, Fill wash bottles only with distilled water end use only as intended, e.g, rins- 12 glassware and equipment, or adding 44, When removing an electrical plag from its socket, grasp the plog, not the eleet- cal cord. Hands most be completely dry before touching an electrical switch, plug, oF outlet. 45. Examine glassware before each use. [Never ise chipped or racked glassware. [Never use dirty glassware 46, Report damaged electrical equipment immediately. Look for things such as frayed cords, exposed wires, and loose Pa YS) atts ‘zs an re en res Pen ree SS BEL connections, Do not use Usmaged elec teical equipmenc. 447. If you do not understand how t0 ns piece of equipment, ask the instructor for help. 48. Do not immerse hot glassware in cotd water it ray shatter HEATING SUBSTANCES 49, Exercise extreme caution when using a ‘gas bumer Take care that hair, clothing tnd hands are a safe distance from the flame at all dimes. Do not put any sub- stance into the flame unless specifically {nstracted to do so, Never reach over a2 exposed flame. Light gas (or alcono!) bburmers only as instructed by the teacher 50. Never leave a lit bumer unattended. Never leave anything that is being hheated or is visibly reacting unattended. ‘Always turn the bumer or hot plate off ‘when notin use. . You will be instructed in the proper method of heating and boiling liquids in {est tubes, Do not point the open end of ‘atest tube being heated at yourself or anyone else. 52. Heated metals and glass remain very hot for a long time. They shoaid be set aside to cool and picked up with cai tion. Use tongs ‘or healsprotective loves if necessary. '53, Never look into a container that is being heated. ‘54, Do not place hot apparatus directly on the laboratory desk. Always use an iosu- tating pad, Allow plenty of time for hot “apparatus to cool before tosching it. 155, When bending glass, allow time for the lass to cool before finer handling. Hot fand cold glass have the same visual appearance. Determine if an object is hot by bringing the back of your hand close. tot prior to grasping it QUESTIONS '56. Do you wear contact lenses’? [ves No SI. Are you colorblind? Cives Gino 58, Do you have allergies? Oyes No If so list specific allergies _ f AGREEMENT ease ‘Guidents tame) have read and agre> {o follow all of the safety rules set forth in this contract. I realize that 1} ‘must obey these rules to ensure my fown safety, and that of my fellow stl- ents and instrecors. Twill cooperate to the fullest extent with my instrector tnd fellow students to maintain a safe {ab environment, 1 xi) also closely follow the oral and written instructions provided by the instructor. am awaze that any violation of this sufety con- tract that results in unsafe conduct in the laboratory of misbehavior on my ‘pert, may result in being removed from the laboratory, detention, reeeiv= ing a failing grade, and/or dismissal from the course | ‘Student Signanire Dare Dear Parent or Guardian: ‘We feel that you should be informed regarding the schoo!’ effort to create fand mainiain a sale science class- room/laboratory enviroment. ‘With the cooperation of the instruc: tors, parents, and students, 2 safety instruction program can eliminate, prevent, and correct possible hazards ‘You should be awase of the safecy instmietions your sonidanghter will receive before engaging in soy labors tory work, Please read che lst of safety rules above. No student willbe permit- ted to perform laboratory activities ‘unless this contract is signed by bots the stadent and parent/guardian ad is fon Ble with the acter. Your signature on this contract indi- cates that you have read this Stadent ‘Safety Contract, ae aware of the mea sures taken to ensure the safety of ‘your son/daughter in the science labo- Fatory, and ‘will instruct your son! Geughter 10 uphold histher agreement to follow these rules and procedures in the laboratory. ‘Paren/Guardian Signature Dae emits aa TLS Pe Pee rio Gian inser Eoveare Srey