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Why should we follow lab safety rules?
Lab safety is important because it keeps people from getting severely injured. Proper lab rules are important because they keep people from getting hurt. Lab safety is rules that are used in every lab to keep everyone safe. If you do not follow the lab safety rules then you could get hurt.
What are three safety rules that we will use in the classroom labs?
Act responsibly in the science classroom / lab.
What can happen if lab safety procedures are not followed?
If you don’t follow it: You endanger yourself and others in the lab. You could easily ruin your experiment. You put the lab at risk of an accident, which could damage equipment as well as harm people.
What happens if you don’t follow lab safety?
A student doing this in a lab course may be expelled from the laboratory, charged with a crime, and/or receive a failing grade in the course. Don’t risk injury to yourself and others, your GPA, those dreams of med school, or whatever by pulling a stupid lab stunt.
Why are lab rules important?
These basic rules provide behavior, hygiene, and safety information to avoid accidents in the laboratory. Laboratory specific safety rules may be required for specific processes, equipment, and materials, which should be addressed by laboratory specific SOPs.
Why you shouldn’t run in a science lab?
You endanger yourself and others in the lab. You could easily ruin your experiment. You put the lab at risk of an accident, which could damage equipment as well as harm people. You could get suspended (if you’re a student) or fired (if you’re a researcher).
What happens when health and safety is not followed?
Breaching health and safety regulations is a criminal offence. Companies have a common law duty to ensure the working environment is safe for employees. By not doing so, you can face consequences, including fines or prison sentences.
What are the rules for leaving the laboratory?
Leave your work station clean and in good order before leaving the laboratory. Do not lean, hang over or sit on the laboratory tables. Do not leave your assigned laboratory station without permission of the teacher. Learn the location of the fire extinguisher, eye wash station, first aid kit and safety shower.
What are the lab safety rules for students?
Never point a test tube being heated at another student or yourself. Never look into a test tube while you are heating it. Unauthorized experiments or procedures must not be attempted. Keep solids out of the sink. Leave your work station clean and in good order before leaving the laboratory. Do not lean, hang over or sit on the laboratory tables.
What to do if you don’t understand a procedure in science?
If you do not understand a direction or part of a procedure, ASK YOUR TEACHER BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THE ACTIVITY. 3. Never work alone in the laboratory. No student may work in the science classroom without the presence of the teacher. 4.
What should you do when working in a lab?
Keep hands away from face, eyes, mouth, and body while using chemicals or lab equipment. Wash your hands with soap and water after performing all experiments. 14. Experiments must be personally monitored at all times.