LAB SAFETY AND

RULES

College Prep Biology

BE PREPARED

Always wear all safety wear your teacher tells you to wear. Keep that safety gear on throughout the lab! Especially goggles!

BE NEAT

Keep your area neat and organized

If you spill, ask for help to clean it up right away

TELL THE TEACHER for every accident

BE NEAT

This is important: wash your hands well as soon as you are done!

You never know what oogies there might be on the equipment you used. Remember that a teenager probably cleaned that last. Ew.

BE CAREFUL

You may be working with glass or sharps, so you want to handle them with care.Point all sharps away from yourself and others.

WEAR PROPER CLOTHING

Accidents happen, so wear old clothes you won’t mind destroyingPeople drop things. In order to protect your toes, don’t wear open-toed shoes or sandals

BE CAREFUL WITH CHEMICALS

Always treat chemicals with respect. To be on the safe side, assume all chemicals you handle in the classroom are dangerous and act accordingly.

BE CAREFUL WITH CHEMICALS

If any chemical comes into contact with your skin, wash immediately with water and inform your teacher.

BE CAREFUL WITH CHEMICALS

Never taste a chemical (or anything else for that matter) to figure out what it is

BE CAREFUL WITH CHEMICALS

IF you want to smell something, WAFT it to your face, do NOT suck in a huge lungful. You might die. Or burn your nose hairs off like I once did. True story.

BE CAREFUL WITH CHEMICALS

Always add chemicals to water, not water to chemicals:

• Whatever splashes up is always what was already in the beaker (do you want that in your eyes?)• Diluting acids is VERY

exothermic (what does that mean?) so it can shatter glass!

FIND SAFETY EQUIPMENTBe sure you know where all the safety equipment is located:

• Fire extinguisher• Sharps receptacle• First aid kit• Emergency exits and route• Eye wash station and shower

DO NOT

Eat or drink in the labTaste any chemicals or substances you are working with

DO NOT:

Handle broken glass/other sharps with bare handsPour chemicals down the drain without permissionEngage in childish actions in the lab

AT THE END OF ALL LABS

Wash your hands with soap and running water

Check out with me BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN so I can be sure the lab area is clean