Safety in the Laboratory

  • Stay out of the laboratory if the teacher is not there.
  • Listen carefully and follow instructions.
  • Ask the teacher if it's safe before trying any experiments of your own.
  • Never eat or drink anything in the laboratory. Look at what happened to Horace!!
  • Walk, don't run.
  • Tell the teacher if someone is injured, or if glass is broken.
  • Put broken glass in the glass bin.
  • Take care using Bunsen burners.
  • Clear the benches of anything you don't need before starting an experiment.
  • Tie long hair back.
  • Clean up when you are finished.
  • Place solids in the "waste" beakers.
  • Pour liquids down the sink with lots of running water.
  • Wear safety glasses when doing experiments.
  • Wash your hands before leaving the laboratory.