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Physics II Lab Safety Orientation

Overview• Emergency Phone Number• Fire & Emergency Evacuation• Accident Reporting• First Aid• Lab Safety

PHYSICS LAB SAFETY ORIENTATION

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATION

Campus Emergency: Call University Police Department (UPD) in case of an emergency.

• From any university phone: dial 911 or ext. 4444.

• From your cell phone: dial 361-825-4444.

For a fire, life-threatening incident, or other serious incident, contact UPD

• From any university phone, dial 911 or 4444.

• If an ambulance is needed, inform UPD.



Emergency Call: • If, by mistake, you call 911 using your

cell phone, make sure to also notify UPD at (361) 825-4444 so they can assist in the response. County responders do not know where campus buildings are.


Accident Reporting – Non Life-Threatening

• Report all non life-threatening incidents to your Instructor.

• Use the first aid kit in the lab.• Go to the Health Center if needed. How do

you know if it’s needed? If you do not know, then it’s needed.

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONAt the beginning of the semester:• Become familiar with your building;• Know your fire exits; • Know the shortest route to the nearest

exit;• Be aware of your surroundings; • And…

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONEvacuation Procedures - in case of a fire or other evacuation:

• Exit the building in a calm & orderly manner.

• Use the shortest and safest passage to the exit.

• DO NOT RUN.

• Do not use the elevator.

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONWhy to not use an elevator in a fire:

• Elevators are essentially decorated metal boxes.

• People are a species of animal.

• When one puts an animal in a metal box and applies heat, this is called “roasting”.

• In a fire, an elevator can cook you like a turkey.

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONEvacuation Procedures• Alert people and pull the fire alarm on

your way out if it has not already been pulled.

• Meet your class at the assembly area designated by your Instructor.

• Stay at least 100 feet away from the building (or 35 long steps)—the designated assembly area will be this distance from the building.


Evacuation Procedures

• Do not re-enter the building until the “All Clear” has been announced. It is not possible to see from outside a campus building if it is safe inside the building.

• Regardless of whether it is a real fire alarm, false alarm, or a fire drill, you are required to follow the same procedures above.


Evacuation - Helping a person with physical disabilities:

• Accompany him/her to an area of rescue assistance located at the stairwell landing.

• Call or have someone call UPD & give UPD the location.


Helping a person with physical disabiliteis, deux:

• UPD will bring him/her down the stairway using an EvacuTrak.

• Stay with him/her until UPD arrives unless your life may be in danger.

• Do not use the elevator.


Emergency Equipment:

Fire extinguisher or other “emergency equipment” may be available inside the lab. Using them is only on a voluntary basis.

Lives matter more than do equipment or furniture.


Use emergency equipment only if:• You are trained to use them.• Your own safety is not compromised.

Remember: YOUR OWN SAFETY COMES FIRST.


Emergency Phone in your lab.

When the red light is flashing and/or the phone is ringing, there may be an emergency announcement.

PLEASE PICK IT UP IMMEDIATELY!


Lab Attire For PHYSICS Labs• No special attire required except for a

pair of sturdy shoes that enclose the foot.

• Trousers are highly recommended.

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONLab Safety Behavior• NO FOOD, NO GUM (even “in

a backpack”—it is not to enter the lab).

• NO DRINKS• NO APPLYING COSMETICS• Long hair tied back. If it can

be tied back, it is “long hair”.• No horseplay (pushing,

shoving, pranks, etc.)

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONGeneral Electrical Safety • Report all malfunctioning

equipment to your Instructor.

• Do not use frayed, damaged electrical cords.

• Do not overload a circuit with an “electrical octopus.”

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONGeneral Electrical Safety

• Power used in some experiments can generate lethal current/voltage.

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONGeneral Electrical Safety

• Several experiments use multiple cables. If you snag these, you could pull equipment onto yourself or damage cables and cause a short circuit.

Laser Safety


Laser Safety • The laser machine in the lab is a low

power class II laser.• Laser class II light can still cause

damage to a person’s eyes. DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM.


Laser Safety • Never point the laser at another person.

• Stand behind the beam at all times.

• Turn off the laser machine before doing manipulation.

LAB SAFETY ORIENTATIONLaser Safety

• When doing experiment, plan the

setting so that you & your team mates will not accidentally cross the beams.

E/M Apparatus

Instructor will set up for you.

E/M Apparatus• Electrical Hazards – it will be set up

Instructor only.

• You are to not touch the tube/bulb.


Safety is not an outcome.Safety is not a goal.

SAFETY IS A BEHAVIOR

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