Lab Safety

When working in the Laboratory ….

•Tie back loose clothing

•Do Not wear open-toed shoes

•Wear goggles

Never eat in the Laboratory

MSDS Stands for

•Material•Safety•Data •Sheets

If a small fire develops

• Contact your teacher at once

• Locate a fire extinguisher

Always

• Wash your hands with running water for 15 minutes if you are splashed with an unknown solution

• Use a fire blanket if some one catches fire

• Stop –drop-and roll

• The most dangerous Hazard coding on the MSDS is 4

• The least dangerous Hazard coding on the MSDS is 0

The best way to avoid fire dangers is …

Practice fire prevention!

• Never return solutions back into the original container

• Use an eye wash for 15 minutes if you get an unknown solution in your eye

Before handling any equipment

• Make sure your lab apron and goggles are on

• Also make sure loose clothing and hair are pulled back

When heating a test tube

• Make sure the opening is pointing away from you and others

• Always dispose waste in designated areas

• Nothing goes down the sink!

Always fan fumes of unknown solutions toward your nose

In order to protect your respiratory system

When diluting an acid

Always add acid to water

Remember A & W

When fumes become too much …

Leave the room

Reactions that give off a great deal of fumes should be done under the Fume hood!

When using a fire extinguisher ….

Always point the extinguisher toward the base of the flame