Preparing for a Laboratory Class

1. Am I taking medicines or suffering from illness?

2. Am I emotionally disturbed
3. Do I understand the experimental procedure?
Personal Protection gloves, goggles & lab gown
Personal Hygiene no sandals, tie hair
Student Activity
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Am I wearing goggles?
Am I wearing lab gown and gloves?

Safety Facilities (FFFEEL)

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Eyewash station
Ermergency shower
First aid cabinet
Fire extinguisher
Laboratory exits
Fume hoods - Containing vapors, dusts, gases, and fumes generated within the hood,
and removing them as air flows into the hood and then out via the laboratory exhaust
system.

Look for hazard warnings

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Radioactive

bio hazard

flammable

Corrosive

Oxidizers

Poison

Color
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blue health hazard

yellow reaction

red flammable
white special hazard

Rules
1. never be alone in lab
2. never do unauthorized experiments
3. never eat/drink inside the lab

Safety
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awareness
attitude
knowledge

Standard Lab Procedures 101

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3.
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read label
look for hazard warnings
Read MDS (material safety data sheet)
Flashpoint - the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off
sufficient vapor to ignite in air.
- Toxicity - The degree to which a substance (a toxin or poison) can harm humans or
animals.
4. Mixing and transferring reagents
The lower the flashpoint the easier to ignite
H20 + concentrated acid = ACCIDENT