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Laboratory Safety Rules & Agreement

The document outlines essential laboratory safety rules, including mandatory use of safety goggles, appropriate lab attire, and the prohibition of food and drinks. It emphasizes the importance of cleanliness, proper disposal of materials, and immediate reporting of any incidents. Additionally, it instructs on the correct handling of chemicals and glassware to ensure a safe laboratory environment.

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Laboratory Safety Rules & Agreement

The document outlines essential laboratory safety rules, including mandatory use of safety goggles, appropriate lab attire, and the prohibition of food and drinks. It emphasizes the importance of cleanliness, proper disposal of materials, and immediate reporting of any incidents. Additionally, it instructs on the correct handling of chemicals and glassware to ensure a safe laboratory environment.

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Laboratory Safety Rules and Agreement

1. Safety goggles must be worn at all times when working with chemicals or near others doing so.
2. Food, drinks, tobacco products, and gum are not allowed in the labs at any time.
3. Pants (or long skirts) and closed toed shoes are required for admittance to the labs. You will not be
allowed into the lab if you show up dressed inappropriately! Shorts, skirts, shorter than mid-calf
length, and open toed shoes are not proper lab attire. Midriffs must be covered. High heels, baggy
clothes, dangling jewelry, and shoes made of woven materials. Lab aprons or coats are helpful, but
they are NOT substitutes for appropriate lab attire.
4. Long hair and loose clothing must be confined or tied back.
5. Horseplay, pranks, and other acts of mischief are strictly forbidden.
6. Visitors or children are not allowed in the labs. Only instructors and students in the scheduled
section are allowed.
7. Know the locations of fire alarms, fire extinguishers, chemical fume hoods, safety showers, and
emergency eye washes.
8. Notify your instructor immediately of any injury, spill, fire, or explosion. Also notify someone
whenever you leave the lab, during the lab session and except to go to the stockroom.
9. Keep your lab space clean and organized. Books, backpacks, jackets, etc. are not allowed in areas
where chemicals are used; place them in the appropriate storage locations.
10. NEVER Leave an ongoing experiment unattended.
11. Unless otherwise specified, dispose of broken glassware, including ceramics, and used disposable
glass pipets in broken glassware boxes only! Never put broken glass in or glass pipets in the trash.
Do not put paper or other items, such as plastic pipettes, in the broken glass boxes. Do not taste
anything. If instructed to smell a chemical, do so by carefully fanning the top of the test tube or
bottle so that a little of the vapor is directed towards your nose.
12. Never remove chemicals from the labs or stockrooms without proper authorization.
13. Never remove shared chemicals from their original locations, others will need them.
14. Unauthorized experiments, works and preparations are not allowed! Know and follow the specified
procedures for each experiment.
15. If you need to insert glass into a stopper, follow appropriate procedures.
16. Wash your hands and arms with soap and water before you leave the lab- even if you have wearing
gloves.
17. Read labels carefully.
18. Label all containers to avoid errors.
19. Pour from small containers with your hand over the label. Consistent practice of this procedure
minimizes everyone’s contact with chemical reagents due to drips and spills.
20. NEVER pipette by mouth. Always use a pipet aid or suction bulb.
21. Check all glassware for cracks before using it. Cracks could cause the glassware to fail during use and
causing severe injuries.
22. To avoid contaminations. NEVER put your pipet into the reagent bottle and Never return unused
chemicals to their bottle. Report all contaminations of community use chemicals/containers to the
instructor.
23. Try to dispense only what will be needed. Share any excess. Do not waste chemicals. Dispose of
excess chemicals in appropriate waste containers.
24. When diluting, always add acid to water.
Laboratory Safety Rules and Agreement

25. Know appropriate procedures for cleaning up spills. Clean up small spills immediately. Report all
spills to the instructor and request instructor assistance with spills larger than a few milliliters.
26. Notify your Instructor and follow appropriate procedures if there is a mercury spill due to a broken
mercury thermometer.
27. All glassware must be washed after use.
28. Dispose of all waste in an appropriate manner. Read waste container labels carefully. Many
chemicals need to be disposed of in special containers found in the fume hoods. Never put solids in
the sink.
29. Do not use flames in the labs unless specifically instructed to do so.
30. Wear gloves when appropriate following proper procedures for choosing glove type. Avoid the
spread of chemicals by removing them before leaving the work area or handling items other than
chemical apparatus.
31. Treat every chemical as if it were hazardous!

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