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What is not allowed in a lab?
Eating, drinking, smoking, gum chewing, applying cosmetics, and taking medicine in laboratories where hazardous materials are used should be strictly prohibited. Food, beverages, cups, and other drinking and eating utensils should not be stored in areas where hazardous materials are handled or stored.
What are unsafe lab practices?
Extremely poor housekeeping, improper segregation or storage of hazardous chemicals. Poor chemical hygiene. Failure to use protective equipment or follow lab safety procedures while working with hazardous substances. Spills of chemical, biological, or radiological materials in a lab or in common areas.
What are the laws of laboratory?
Two laws that have perhaps the most impact on laboratories are the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (the OSHA Laboratory Standard) and RCRA, under which EPA regulates chemical hazardous waste.
Why eating is not allowed in laboratory?
Food ingestion and chemically contaminated drinks are sources of chemical exposure. Thus, chemical exposure takes place upon consuming food or beverages stored with chemicals. Therefore, eating or drinking in the lab is strictly forbidden.
Is chewing gum in lab allowed?
You can’t chew gum in the laboratory. OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen standard says that “eating, drinking, smoking, applying cosmetics or lip balm, and handling contact lenses are prohibited (in the lab).” It says nothing abut gum, throat lozenges, hard candy, or even chewing tobacco.
Are water bottles allowed in labs?
Cups, water bottles and other food and beverage items are not allowed in laboratories. Food and liquids used for research that are stored in the laboratory must be labeled “Not for human consumption”.
What are the risks in a laboratory?
Are You Prepared for the Top 5 Laboratory Hazards?
- Fire/Explosions. In a laboratory, all chemicals and liquids should be treated as if they are as potent as gasoline.
- Thermal and Chemical Burns.
- Skin Absorption of Chemicals.
- Inhalation of Toxic Fumes.
- Cuts to the Skin.
What are 3 things to never do during a lab?
10 Things NOT to Do in a Research Lab
- Wearing open-toed shoes.
- Keeping long hair down.
- Eating or drinking.
- Erasing data from your notebook.
- Showing up late.
- Forgetting to label samples or materials.
- Incorrectly disposing of your materials.
- Wearing shorts.
Can you wear makeup in lab?
Food, gum, beverages, candy, and tobacco products are never allowed in the laboratory. Don’t apply makeup, chapstick, lotion, or anything to your face or hands during lab. Wash your hands with soap then leave the lab before touching your face or other exposed skin.
Why should you tie your hair back in a lab?
As a precautionary measure long hair should be tied back when working in a microbiology laboratory. There microbes present in the hair might contaminate the cultures or the cultures might as well contaminate the hair.