Cebu Institute of Technology – University

College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

Department of Chemistry
SAFETY AND LABORATORY RULES FOR CHEMISTRY

I. Safety Rules

A. General
1. Cell phones, MP3 and etc. must be turned off prior to entering the laboratory.
2. No students is permitted to work in the laboratory unless an assistant is present in
the room.
3. The performance of unauthorized experiments is strictly prohibited.
4. Practical jokes, boisterous conduct, excessive noise (as from radios, MPS etc., are
forbidden.)
5. All personal injuries, however slight, occurring in the laboratory must be reported
immediately to the instructor in charge of the laboratory
6. Each student is required to know the location and proper use of the fire extinguisher
and first-aid kit in the laboratory where he/she is working.
7. All water, gas, air, electrical and other service connections must be made safe and
secured always.
8. Any accident, such as spilling of dangerous or corrosive chemicals, explosions, fires
or the like, must be reported immediately.
9. Solid matters not soluble in water (paper, matches, broken glass, rugs, stoppers,
rubber tubing, etc.) must be kept out of sinks at all times to minimize the danger of
plugging drains. Such items are to be kept away from positions where they might fall
into sinks or drains.

B. Personal Protection
1. Wearing of laboratory gowns, facemask and safety glasses should be done at all
times (personal eye glasses will suffice).
2. When heating or carrying a reaction in a test tube, never point the test tube towards
your neighbor or yourself.
3. No chemicals should ever be tasted unless directed to do so by the instructor in
charge. When instructed to smell a chemical, do so by gently fanning the vapors
towards your nose.
4. When cutting glass tubing always protect your hands with a towel. When inserting
rods, tubing or thermometers into stoppers, the glass should be lubricated with
soapy water or glycerol. Tubing end should always be fire-polished.
5. Glass tubing should extend well through rubber stoppers so that no closure can
occur if the rubber swells.
6. When diluting acids always pour the acids into the water with stirring; NEVER vice
versa.
II. General Rules for Laboratory Conduct
1. Wear a lab gown and a pair of safety glasses at all times in the lab.
2. The table tops must be kept free from any unnecessary things (other than
apparatus).
3. Use only the quantities of reagent recommended in the procedure.
4. Excess amount of chemicals must NOT be returned to the reagent bottles, to
avoid contamination.
5. Report any loss of equipment to your instructor as soon as possible.
6. Return each dropper to its respective bottle after use.
7. Apparatus borrowed at the beginning of the laboratory period should be
returned at least 15 minutes before the period ends.
8. The table tops must be cleaned thoroughly (must be left dry and clean) before
leaving the laboratory.

III. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

In case of emergency, always remember the following:

1. Don’t panic. Stay calm.

2. It is your responsibility to read safety and fire alarm posters and follow
instructions.
3. Know the location of the fire extinguishers, eye wash and safety shower in the
laboratory and know how to use them.
4. In the event of an injury, fire, explosion, or spill, notify your instructor
immediately.
5. Be familiar with the building exits and evacuation routes.
6. Do not return to the building until authorized to do so.

In case of an earthquake:
1. Don’t panic. Stay calm.
2. Move away from windows and DUCK, COVER and HOLD under sturdy table or
desks.
3. Do not rush out of the building if intense shaking is in progress.
4. Follow the evacuation route details described in the posters found in the
laboratory.
5. Prepare for aftershocks.
6. Do not return to the building until authorized to do so.
Note: Each student is to be as careful and considerate of the welfare of his/her neighbors as
he/she is of his/her own safety. Should there be a need for correct interpretation of any of
these regulations; the advice of the instructor in charge should be obtained
Remember that respect for and observations of these rules in the laboratory are part of
ordinary good citizenship.

Safety and Laboratory Rules S.Y./Semester:____________________

Class Schedule/Sec: _________________
Group no.: _______________________

Please sign below that you have read and understood these rules and are willing to conform to
them.

SIGNED: ___________________________________ Date: ______________________

Signature over printed name

Witnesses:

(1)_____________________________________________________________________
Signature over printed name of Instructor

(2) _____________________________________________________________________
Signature over printed name of Laboratory-In-Charge