Lab Safety Sept 7, 2010 (T)

Agenda:•Review Safety Contract•Safety Tour•Lesson: Safety Rules•Activity•Lesson: Safety Icons•Activities

Learning Objectives:•Learn the Safety Rules•Recognize the Safety Icons

Homework: Sign Safety Contract- You will NOT be allowed to perform laboratory activities without a signed contract on file!!!!!!! That means NO credit!!!!

Opener: Take a copy of each handout under the “Integrated Science” sign on the table by the door. Read the Safety Contract.

SCIENCE SCIENCE LABORATORY LABORATORY SAFETYSAFETYEVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE!EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE!

Safety Rules•The most important safety rule:The most important safety rule:

– always follow your teacher’s directions or the always follow your teacher’s directions or the directions in your textbook and/or lab exactly.directions in your textbook and/or lab exactly.

• Read each rule and direction Read each rule and direction carefully carefully

• If you do not understand a rule, If you do not understand a rule, ask your teacher to explain it.ask your teacher to explain it.

EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE!EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE!

SAFETY RULE #1

ALWAYS WEAR ALWAYS WEAR GOGGLESGOGGLES

SAFETY RULE #2

DO NOT EAT OR DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ...AND DO NOT DRINK ...AND DO NOT

TASTE!!TASTE!!

SAFETY RULE #3

DON’T DON’T TOUCH TOUCH UNTIL UNTIL TOLD TO!TOLD TO!

SAFETY RULE #4...AND DON’T TOUCH YOUR ...AND DON’T TOUCH YOUR

FINGERS TO YOUR LIPS, FINGERS TO YOUR LIPS, MOUTH, AND/OR EYES!MOUTH, AND/OR EYES!

SAFETY RULE #5WASH HANDS WASH HANDS

THOROUGHLY!THOROUGHLY!

SAFETY RULE #6BE VERY CAREFUL BE VERY CAREFUL

WITH HOT OBJECTS!WITH HOT OBJECTS!

ALLOW HOT ITEMS TO COOL ALLOW HOT ITEMS TO COOL PROPERLY WITHOUT ICE OR COLD PROPERLY WITHOUT ICE OR COLD

WATER.WATER.

SAFETY RULE #7BE VERY BE VERY CAREFUL CAREFUL WITH SHARP WITH SHARP OBJECTS!OBJECTS!

SAFETY RULE #8PULL PULL LONG LONG HAIR HAIR BACK!BACK! Also, no dangling jewelry!

SAFETY RULE #9REPORT BREAKAGE AND REPORT BREAKAGE AND ACCIDENTS AS SOON AS ACCIDENTS AS SOON AS THEY OCCUR! THEY OCCUR!

SAFETY RULE #10

•ACT MATURELYACT MATURELY

•BE BE RESPONSIBLE! RESPONSIBLE!

Any Questions?

Learning Safety Learning Safety Symbols Symbols

EVERYONE IS EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE!RESPONSIBLE!

Glassware Safety

This symbol means that you are working with breakable materials, such as glassware.

Eye and Face Safety

These symbols mean that you are performing an experiment in which you must take precautions to protect your eyes and face by wearing safety goggles.

Fire Safety

This symbol means that you are working with fire. Never use any source of fire without wearing safety goggles.

Sharp Instrument Safety

This symbol means that you are working with a sharp instrument.

Heat and Fire Safety

This symbol means that you should use a clamp or tongs to pick up hot glassware.

This symbol means that you are working with flammable material

Electrical Safety

This symbol means that you are working with electricity in the lab.

Chemical Safety

These symbols mean that you are working with chemicals that could be hazardous. Wash hands when you are done.

Animal Safety

This symbol means that you are working with live animals.

Ticket to Leave (Read, Copy, Write)

• What is the most important safety rule?– Read the sentence above– Copy it onto a piece of paper– Write a COMPLETE sentence to

answer the question. Begin like this:• The most important safety rule is……..

– Pass it in to your tray on the way out.

Any Questions?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?

TRIPLE BEAM BALANCE

WHAT IS WRONG WITH

THIS PICTURE?

THERMOMETER

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE STATEMENT?1. Peter says that his teacher is solely responsible

for preventing laboratory accidents.

2. Keisha started the lab activity before reading it through completely.

3. Ricardo decided to do a lab activity that he read in a library book before the teacher came into the classroom.

4. Stephanie says that the safety goggles are unattractive and that the safety goggles mess up her hair. She refuses to wear them.

Breakage

This symbol means that you are working with breakable materials, such as glassware.

Eye and Face Safety

This symbols means that you are performing an experiment in which you must take precautions

to protect your eyes

and face by wearing

safety goggles.

Fire Safety

This symbol means

that you are working

with fire. Never use any source of fire without wearing safety goggles.

Sharp Instrument Safety

This symbol means that you are working with a sharp instrument.

Heat Safety

This symbol means that you should use a clamp or tongs to pick up hot glassware.

Electrical Safety

This symbol means

that you are

working with

electricity in the

lab.

Chemical Safety

This symbol means

that you are working

with chemicals that

could be hazardous.

Wash hands when

you are done.

Animal Safety

This symbol means that you are working with live animals.