Lab Safety

Fundamentals Unit

Day 1

Things to know in the lab:

1. Always wear your GOGGLES.2. Always know the hazards of the chemicals

you are working with.3. Know how to use all equipment SAFELY.4. Never bring food into the lab, it could get

contaminated.5. Behave maturely.

Scavenger Hunt

• Go around the class and locate different safety tools and lab equipment.

• Include its location, and describe what it is used for if you remember.

Equipment Use Location

Beakers Containing reactions, measuring liquids.

Glassware shelf

Erlenmeyer Flask

Containing reactions, supporting funnel during filtration.

Glassware shelf

Safety Goggles

Protecting eyes Goggle Sterilizer

Test Tubes Containing liquids and reactions

Basket in glassware shelf

Equipment Use Location

Funnels Pouring liquids, filtration In basket in the drawer at the back.

Bunsen Burners

Heating with gas In blue cupboard under glassware.

Gas Emergency Shutoff Button

Shutting off gas flow in the event of an emergency

Big red button near front door to classroom.

Eye Wash Station

Rinsing eyes if needed Near back door of room.

Equipment Use Location

Fire Extinguisher

Putting out fires in emergency

Near back door of room on the wall

Broken Glass Bin

Containing all types of broken glass to prevent accidental injury

On floor beside back bench

Waste Containers

To store harmful chemical waste that can’t go down the drain.

On back bench

Retort Stands Support for chemical apparatus

Drawer at back bench

Equipment Use Location

Emergency Exit Route

To escape in an emergency Pit stairs.

Brushes Cleaning out glassware In the drawer under back bench

Graduated Cylinder

Measuring liquids precisely. In glassware cupboard

Wire Gauze Heating substances Blue cupboard under glassware

Equipment Use Location

Thermometers Measuring temperature Blue cupboard under glassware shelves

Eye Droppers Measuring very small amounts of liquids.

Drawer at back bench