Table of Contents
- 1 How can we maintain cleanliness of a laboratory?
- 2 How do you maintain a safe lab environment?
- 3 What part of the body requires special protection in the laboratory?
- 4 How do you prevent laboratory cuts?
- 5 How to take care of your laboratory equipment?
- 6 What’s the best way to clean up a lab?
- 7 How to keep your laboratory free from contamination?
How can we maintain cleanliness of a laboratory?
Clean the weighing balance pans and powder spills, if any, around the balance after weighing your samples. Keep all reagent bottles and chemicals in their respective place after use. After use keep burettes, pipettes, measuring cylinders, flasks and other glassware after cleaning in their designated stands.
How do you maintain a safe lab environment?
The following safety recommendations can serve as a checklist for your current laboratory setting.
- Store Personal Items.
- No Food or Drinks.
- Wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Proper Disposal.
- Minimize Exposure.
- Label.
- Minimize Loud Noise.
- Protect Electrical Equipment.
How can we protect ourselves in the laboratory?
Wear clothing and shoes that cover exposed skin and protect you from potential splashes. Tie back long hair, jewelry, or anything that may catch in equipment. Never eat food, drink beverages, chew gum, apply cosmetics (including lip balm), or handle contact lenses in the laboratory.
What part of the body requires special protection in the laboratory?
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How do you prevent laboratory cuts?
Wear slip-resistant or cut-resistant gloves when handling glass to prevent cuts, abrasions, and skin puncture. Injury from imploding glass or flying glass. Tape vacuum flasks and vacuum desiccators with electrical tape.
How do you protect yourself in the laboratory?
How to take care of your laboratory equipment?
It’s advisable to: 1 Carry out a daily wipe down of all equipment exteriors 2 Carry out a weekly deep clean of all equipment 3 Carry out a regular deep clean of microscopes using a 70:30 mixture of ether and alcohol – this ensures that they are sufficiently clean to yield most accurate results
What’s the best way to clean up a lab?
11-Step Laboratory Clean Up Checklist 1. Clean Up Every Day 2. Check Personal Protective Equipment 3. Restock Hand Washing Stations 4. Maintain Emergency Stations 5. Keep All Lab Equipment Clean 6. Inventory Refrigerator and Freezer Contents 7. Use Proper Glass Cleaning Techniques 8. Safely Dispose of Broken Glass
How to keep laboratory surfaces clean and safe?
One good way to avoid harm to surfaces from repeated bleach use is to rinse the surface with water or even ethanol after the bleach has been used. It is important to pay attention to the contact time needed for disinfectant chemical products to work effectively on laboratory surfaces.
How to keep your laboratory free from contamination?
The objective is easily achieved if it is kept as an isolated environment free from natural elements such as heat, dust and rain. Ideally a laboratory should be located inside the interior of a building. If this is not feasible then there should be no open windows. All window openings should be covered with glass panes with permanent sealing.