What is

LABORATORY
SAFETY?

Engr. Kreza Silva

Laboratory
Safety
Identifying and
Daily work Synonymous with understanding hazards
philosophy chemical safety present in lab
It involves the However, true laboratory Also, assessing risks
development of skills safety is achieved only associated with those
and responsibility and when all hazards in the hazards, managing risk
must be an integral part laboratory environment through the use of laboratory
of every chemistry are considered ventilation, work practices,
curriculum and PPE, and preplanning
emergency response actions
Remember:
ACCIDENTS JUST DO NOT
HAPPEN
They are caused by carelessness or
ignorance.
 Engr. Kreza Silva

Laboratory
Safety Rules &
Guidelines
 Number 1
You are responsible
for your own safety,
as well as the safety
of your colleagues.

Why
Number 2
To minimize and/or

laboratory
prevent loss

safety is Number 3

important?
A laboratory is an
inherently
dangerous place.
 1. Follow the instructions

It's critical to listen, pay

attention, and be familiar
with all the steps, from start
to finish, before you begin

Basic If you don't follow it, you could:

Endanger yourself and others in

Laboratory
the lab.
Easily ruin your experiment.
Put the lab at risk of an accident,

Safety Rules
which could damage equipment
as well as harm people.

& Guidelines
Your clothing is one of your best forms of protection
against an accident
For any science lab, wear appropriate PPEs, and keep your hair up so
it can't fall into your experiment or a flame.

PPE - Personal protective equipment

- refers to the gear worn by someone to stay safe while working

2. Dress
appropriately
Common laboratory PPEs
NOTE:

Contact lenses
increase the risk of
problems with
eye safety even
when protective
goggles are worn.
Inform your
instructor if you are
wearing contact
lenses.
3. Keep your working areas
organized and clean as you work

Put your personal belonging like bags and books away from
the work areas.
Chairs and other obstacles should be set aside.
After each laboratory experiments and activities, clean your
work areas and make sure that gas valves and water faucets
are closed.
Clean and dry glassware and equipment before returning to
the stock room.
Do not bring the containers of any chemical reagents in your
work area.
Use test tubes, beakers, weigh boats and other applicable
containers to obtain chemicals from the dispensing areas

Keep all chemical reagents

4. (solids and liquids) in
the assigned dispensing area
5.
Keep the balance and weighing
area clean

Do not place chemicals directly on the balance pans. Instead,

use weighing papers or boats or any applicable containers for
your samples.

Never weigh hot objects.

Label every beaker, test tubes
and containers where chemicals are transferred.

Check the label on the

6. chemical reagent bottles
before using them.
Good: No Good:
A. For liquid reagents

Never return unused chemicals to the reagent bottles.

Do not pipette directly from the reagent bottle; instead
pour a little amount into a smaller container.

7. Avoid contaminating chemical

reagents
B. For solid reagents

Use a clean, dry spatula in getting solids out of the

reagent bottle. A dirty spatula will contaminate both
the portion taken and that which is left in the reagent
bottle.

7. Avoid contaminating chemical

reagents
 7. Avoid contaminating chemical
reagents
B. For solid reagents

To weigh solid reagents, a clean, dry watch glass can

be used as container. Weigh the container first, then
place the solid and get the total mass. To determine
the weight of the solid reagent, subtract the mass of
the container from the total mass.

Sample Analytical
Balance Display
Panel
8. Dispose waste properly

A. Broken glass

Broken glass or porcelain is swept up into a dust pan and

disposed of in a special container for broken glass
and/or returned to stock area for proper disposal. Please
don't use your fingers.
8. Dispose waste properly

B. Solvents

Organic solvents should not be poured into the sink since

they are immiscible with water. It should be put in
containers for “organic solvent wastes”.
Solutions with heavy metals should be put on containers
for “heavy metal waste”.
8. Dispose waste properly

Solutions poured in the sink should be washed with

plenty of water.
Ask your instructor if you are not sure how to properly
dispose your wastes.
8. Dispose waste properly

In order to minimize damage to the environment,

chemical wastes must be separated into categories and
carefully labelled as to their contents.
Wash your hands immediately anytime you get
chemicals on them and after every laboratory activities.
Clean immediately all spillage before it dries up or goes
into your skin and things.
Never use your mouth when using a pipet.

9. Avoid all direct contact with

chemicals
Never eat or drink in the laboratory.
Do not look directly into the open end of a test tube while
a reaction is being conducted. Do not point the open end
of a test tube at someone while heating or mixing.
Inhale odors and chemicals with great caution. To
determine the odor of any chemicals, do not inhale the
fumes directly. Waft vapors with your hand toward your
nose. Use the fume hood for all irritating and toxic
vapors.

9. Avoid all direct contact with

chemicals
 Handle glasses with
10. precautions

Do not heat graduated cylinders, burets, pipets or

bottles with a Bunsen burner flame.
Do not hold a test tube in your hands during a chemical
reaction.
10. Handle glasses with precautions

In heating a small amount of solid or liquid, hold the test

tube with a test tube holder then incline it at an angle of
45 degrees while moving it back and forth over the flame
on the Bunsen burner. Avoid looking at the test tube
directly while it is being heated. Never point the mouth of
the test tube towards anyone while heating
 Handle glasses with
10. precautions

Do not touch glass that has been near a flame. Use

proper holder to handle them. Do not put directly on the
laboratory table any heated containers.
 Handle glasses with
10. precautions

Never use a thermometer as a stirrer!

Always support a thermometer in a beaker or flask with a
clamp.
If a mercury thermometer breaks, immediately contact
the laboratory instructor and restrict access to the area
of contamination until cleanup can be arranged.
Fire extinguisher can be used on small or minor fire or for
smothering fires. To use the fire extinguisher:
- Pull the pin.
- Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire
- Squeeze the handle.
- Sweep the fire.

Learn the location and proper

11. use of safety
equipment
Eye Wash Fountain is used for rinsing chemicals
from the eyes.
Safety Shower is used for rinsing chemicals off
the body.

Learn the location and proper

11. use of safety
equipment
 Be aware of Material Safety
12. Data Sheet (MSDS)

It is a document that provides workers with procedures

for safely handling or working with a particular
substance. It includes technical information like boiling
points, toxicities, reactivities, and various numbers. It
also includes instructions regarding necessary PPEs, how
to handle spills, first aid suggestions, storage and
disposal, and the general health effects. Its main purpose
is to safeguard occupational health.
Working alone in any laboratory creates
increased risk to the health and safety of
laboratory personnel. Such risks include not
having access to basic first aid and the
possibility of being unable to summon
emergency assistance.

13. Never work alone in the

laboratory area
 Do not perform unauthorized
14. experiments

Performing unauthorized experiments or any experiment

at unauthorized times is forbidden. Unanticipated results
to an unauthorized or altered experiment can be quite
hazardous.
Supervision by a teacher is for your own safety
when working in a laboratory. It also helps to
prevent the school being sued for negligence
should an accident occur.

15. Do not enter the laboratory

room without your instructor
The Chemical Laboratory
BatStateU - Alangilan
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QUESTIONS?
FOR YOUR CONCERNS, YOU
CAN CONTACT ME AT:

Email Address
Thank
You!
kreza.silva@g.batstate-u.edu.ph

Phone Number
(+63) 991-225-6218

- Engr. Kreza Silva