Safety Awareness in Metro Science Labs

1. Be familiar with the lab space Know where to find

eyewashes safety shower spill kits first-aid kits fire blankets exits shut-offs goggles lab coats/aprons

fire extinguishers fire alarm fume hood broken glass disposal biohazard disposal MSDS sheets phone/emergency

numbers

All of these items will be found in Lab #1.

First Aid Kit

2. Students should never be in the lab unsupervised.

If the teacher needs to leave the lab you should stop working until they return

For safety and security concerns labs will be locked when not in use

3. NO food or drinks are allowed in the labs

The use of chemicals and biological microorganisms is not a

safe environment for things the students might be eating or drinking.

This includes instructors and students.

4. Wear goggles!

Eyes can be damaged by Particle impact Damaging radiation Liquid contact

Can happen in any class – Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Science

This could be you!

Safety Shower& Eye Wash Station

Something to ponder…

“You can eat with false teeth You can dance with a wood leg

BUTYou can not see with a glass eye.”

Care of goggles Goggles should be

clean when you take them from the cabinet.

Clean the lenses w/lens wipes only

Clean the plastic part that sets against your face w/an alcohol wipr

5. Appropriate attire must be worn

No open-toed shoes or bare midriffs Must wear socks w/open healed shoes Sleeves should be pushed up or snug

around the wrist (nylon melts) Protective clothing (lab coats &

aprons are available)

Lab Coats, Aprons, Latex Gloves

6. Keep hair tied back

Hair burns

Hair could get tangled in lab apparatus (i.e. physics)

Fume or Exhaust Hoods

7. No students in the prep areas

Please do not enter the prep room areas.

These are work areas for faculty and lab assts.

If you need a teacher or lab asst. please knock.

8. Accidents

Inform your instructor of any and all accidents no matter what.

They will help you determine what action to take.

Spill Kits

Mercury Spill Kit

Biohazard Disposal and Bodily Fluid Spills

9. Label any containers remaining after your lab is complete.

Just because you know the identity of a clear colorless liquid doesn’t mean everyone does, and water is not the only clear colorless liquid

Do not leave anything unlabeled

What is it?

10. Disposal of broken glass Inform your instructor if you break

a piece of glassware. They will assist in cleaning it up. All broken glass goes in the “Glass Disposal” boxes located in

the labs. NEVER put broken glass in the

trash cans.

Broken Glass boxes are available

11. Fires

If you do have a fire inform your instructor immediately

For a large fire pull the fire alarm A fire blanket and extinguishers

are in the lab Be familiar with how to use a fire

extinguisher

Fire Alarm & Exits

Fire Blanket & Fire Extinguisher

HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER:

Remove the pin: twist it free of the plastic string and pull it out;

Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire;

Keeping your hands off the black cone (it gets very cold), press the lever.

PASS – Pull the Pin, Aim, Squeeze the handle, Sweep

Emergency Shut Offs

For Gas – under sink of instructors desk at front of the room

For Gas & Electric –Red button in main hall

Posted Phone Numbers

Emergency phone numbers are posted in both rooms 235 & 236

The nearest phone is in the classroom – room 235

Usually cell phones are also available.

MSDS Sheets

= Material Safety Data Sheets

12.“Cleanliness is next to Godliness”

Clean up your glassware at the end of lab Once glassware is removed from the

shelves for use during a lab, it should NOT be returned to the shelves

It should be rinsed and placed in the drying area

Lab staff will re-shelve the glassware

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