1.3 Laboratory Safety

1 Introducing Science 中/EN
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1.3 Laboratory safety
A. The science laboratory
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A laboratory has different types of

equipment and apparatus. It is a suitable
place for doing experiments.
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What safety equipment

can you find in the laboratory?
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Laboratory safety equipment…
laboratory coat safety goggles

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gloves fire blanket

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fire extinguisher sand bucket

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eye wash bottle first-aid box

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fume cupboard
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Activity 1.7
Getting to know your

school laboratory
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Activity 1.7
Draw a floor plan of your school

laboratory. You may use symbols to
represent. Then, use red arrows ( ) to
show the fire escape route.
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Activity 1.7 bench chair fire exit
Blackboard
fume cupboard
Teacher’s bench
first-aid box
(Answers depend on
the laboratories of fire-fighting
different schools.) equipment
water tap
& sink
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There are many potential dangers in

the laboratory. Accidents can happen if
we do not pay attention to safety rules.
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Activity 1.8
Potential dangers in the

laboratory
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Activity 1.8
Circle all the potential dangers in the
picture. For each of them, discuss why it is
dangerous and suggest suitable
precautions.
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• Should wear safety goggles.

• Should not point test tube containing boiling
liquids towards yourself or anybody.
B
A
Should not smell

chemicals directly.
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C
Should not touch hot
apparatus with bare hands.
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• Should not leave the

D Bunsen flame
unattended.
• Should not put
flammable
substances near the
Bunsen flame.
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Should not clean

Should tie up long hair.
up broken pieces
of glasses with
E F
bare hands.
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• Should not touch the electric
plug with wet hands.
G • Should put the test tubes in
the test tube rack.
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H
Should not eat or drink in
the laboratory.
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B. Laboratory safety rules
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DOs 1. Always follow the instructions

given by your teacher.
2. Know the fire escape route.
3. Read safety precautions

before doing an experiment.
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DOs 4. Wear safety goggles when

heating or mixing substances.
5. Tie up long hair and tuck in

school ties when doing
experiments.
6. Wash your hands after
completing an experiment.
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DOs 7. Keep the laboratory clean

and tidy.
8. Report all accidents to

your teacher immediately.
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DON’Ts 1. Do not enter the

laboratory without your
teacher’s permission.
2. Do not run or play in the

laboratory.
3. Do not eat or drink in the

laboratory.
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DON’Ts 4. Do not smell or taste any

chemicals unless your
teacher asks you to do so.
5. Do not touch hot

apparatus.
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DON’Ts 6. Do not throw solid wastes

into the sink.
7. Do not point test tubes

containing boiling liquids
towards yourself or other
students.
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Activity 1.9
Laboratory safety rules
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Activity 1.9
1. Explain why we need to
(a) wear safety goggles when heating
substances.
Safety goggles can

eyes
protect our _______
from chemicals.
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Activity 1.9
1. Explain why we need to
(b) tie up long hair and fasten school ties
when doing experiments.
This prevents our
hair, ties or clothes
from catching
fire
_______.
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Activity 1.9
2. Refer to the Don’ts on the previous slides.
Match the Don’ts with the reasons. The
first one has been done for you as an
example.
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Activity 1.9
(a) Food may be contaminated by 3

the chemicals.
(b) Your skin may be burned. 5
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Activity 1.9
(c) Accidents can happen without 1

your teacher’s supervision.
(d) The hot liquid inside may

7
splash.
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Activity 1.9
(e) Wastes may block the drain. 6
(f) You may break the apparatus

or knock down the chemicals
2
and hurt yourself.
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Activity 1.9
4
(g) The chemicals may be harmful.
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laboratory
• A ________________ is a suitable place for
doing experiments.
• We need to follow safety rules in the
laboratory.
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C. Hazard warning symbols
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Some products used in daily life have

warning symbols on their containers.
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Similarly, hazard warning symbols

are found on the containers of many
hazardous chemicals in the laboratory.
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Safety precaution:
Keep away from heat and flame.
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Safety precaution:
• Wear safety goggles and gloves
• Store in a well ventilated room
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Safety precaution:
• Keep away from heat and flame
• Avoid shock, which may cause the
chemicals to explode
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Safety precaution:
• Avoid breathing the vapour of the chemical
• Wear safety goggles and gloves
• Wash your hands thoroughly after handling
the chemical
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hazard warning
We should pay attention to the ____________
symbol
_____________ on the containers of chemicals
before experiments.
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D. Handling some common

laboratory accidents
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When accidents happen, we need to keep

calm and tell the teacher immediately.
w e d o
s h o u l d
W h at o w i n g
e f o l l
e n t h e n ?
wh ts h a p p
i de n
acc
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Cuts Clean the wound

with water and apply
a dressing to it
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Heat burns or Place the affected

chemical burns area under slow
running water
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Chemicals get into Wash the eyes with

the eyes distilled water from
an eye wash bottle
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Glass breakage Clean up broken pieces

of glass and dispose of
them in a broken glass
container
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Glass breakage Do not throw them

into a general
rubbish bin
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Gas leakage Turn off the gas

supply and open all
windows and doors
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Fires Keep calm and report

to your teacher at
once
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Fires Do not put out the fire

by yourself
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E. Handling a fire in the

laboratory
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1. Conditions for a fire

to start
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For a fire to start, a fuel, oxygen and a

high temperature are needed.
These three conditions make up the
fire triangle.
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The fire triangle
high
oxygen
temperature
fuel
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Experiment 1.2 Watch the Expt. video
Investigating the
conditions for a fire to start
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1.
burning
candle inverted
gas jar
white tile
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What happens to the candle flame?

The candle flame goes out
_____________________.
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2. Explain what you observed in Step 1.

Which condition has been removed?
high
Oxygen oxygen temperature
___________ is
removed, which is
needed for a fire to
start. fuel
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3.
wash bottle
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_____________________.
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high
High temperature oxygen
________________ is temperature
removed, which is
start. fuel
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5.
let it burn out
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_____________________.
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high
Fuel
___________ is oxygen
temperature
removed, which is
start.
fuel
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2. Putting out a fire
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Without any one of the three

conditions, the fire triangle cannot be
formed and the fire will go out.
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Activity 1.10
Methods of putting out

a fire
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Activity 1.10
How do the following methods work to put

out a fire or prevent it from spreading?
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Activity 1.10
Using fire beaters
Beating the burning plants stops the supply

oxygen to the fire.
of ___________
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Activity 1.10
Spraying with water
Spraying water on the fire lowers the

temperature
____________.
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Activity 1.10
Cutting down trees to make a firebreak
firebreak
Cutting down the trees can remove the

fuel
____________ and so the fire cannot spread.
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fuel
A ________, oxygen
________and high temperature
a _______________
are needed for a fire to start. These conditions
fire triangle
make up the ___________________.
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Demonstration
Using a fire extinguisher

to put out a fire in the
laboratory
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Your teacher will demonstrate the

P.A.S.S. technique of using a fire
extinguisher. Watch carefully.
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1. Pull the safety pin.
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2. Aim at the lowest part of the fire.
m
~2
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3. Squeeze the handle.
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4. Sweep from side to side until the fire is

completely put out.
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Different types of fire extinguishers

There are different types of fire extinguishers. They
are used for putting out different kinds of fires.
• carbon dioxide type (used on electrical
fires, fires caused by flammable liquids)
• water type (used on fires caused by
woods, textiles and papers)
• dry powder type (used on most fires)
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1.3 e-Checkpoint 1.3
1. In each case below, state which

condition(s) of the fire triangle is/are
removed to put out the fire.
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(a
)
Fuel
______________________
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(b
)
Oxygen
______________________
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(c
)
High temperature/oxygen
___________________________________
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(d
)
oxygen
______________________
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2.
Covers the wok
Fire!!!
Fire goes out

Turns off the
gas supply Mrs. Cheng
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Explain why Mrs. Cheng can put out the

fire by:
(a) turning off the gas supply.
This removes _______________________.
the fuel
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Explain why Mrs. Cheng can put out the

fire by:
(b) covering the wok with the lid.
This cuts off the supply of _____________.
oxygen
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1 Introducing Science 中/EN

Aristo 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Slide 1/92

A. The science laboratory

A laboratory has different types of

What safety equipment

Laboratory safety equipment…

laboratory coat safety goggles

Laboratory safety equipment…

gloves fire blanket

Laboratory safety equipment…

fire extinguisher sand bucket

Laboratory safety equipment…

eye wash bottle first-aid box

Laboratory safety equipment…

Getting to know your

Draw a floor plan of your school

Activity 1.7 bench chair fire exit

There are many potential dangers in

Potential dangers in the

• Should wear safety goggles.

Should not smell

• Should not leave the

Should not clean

B. Laboratory safety rules

DOs 1. Always follow the instructions

2. Know the fire escape route.

3. Read safety precautions

DOs 4. Wear safety goggles when

5. Tie up long hair and tuck in

DOs 7. Keep the laboratory clean

8. Report all accidents to

DON’Ts 1. Do not enter the

2. Do not run or play in the

3. Do not eat or drink in the

DON’Ts 4. Do not smell or taste any

5. Do not touch hot

DON’Ts 6. Do not throw solid wastes

7. Do not point test tubes

Laboratory safety rules

Safety goggles can

(a) Food may be contaminated by 3

(b) Your skin may be burned. 5

(c) Accidents can happen without 1

(d) The hot liquid inside may

(e) Wastes may block the drain. 6

(f) You may break the apparatus

C. Hazard warning symbols

Some products used in daily life have

Similarly, hazard warning symbols

D. Handling some common

When accidents happen, we need to keep

Cuts Clean the wound

Heat burns or Place the affected

Chemicals get into Wash the eyes with

Glass breakage Clean up broken pieces

Glass breakage Do not throw them

Gas leakage Turn off the gas

Fires Keep calm and report

Fires Do not put out the fire

E. Handling a fire in the

1. Conditions for a fire

For a fire to start, a fuel, oxygen and a