Issaquah School District 411

Beaver Lake Middle School

Safety Rules in the Science Classroom

Learn the locations and uses of safety equipment, eyewash station, and fire extinguishing devices.

Wear eye protection devices when observing or performing certain functions in connection with laboratory activities.

Flood with water immediately and continuously for at least 15 minutes if any chemical is spilled or splashed on your skin or in your eyes and notify your instructor.

Notify your instructor of any accident or potentially hazardous situation, no matter how minor.

Keep the workspace and apparatus at your station clean and in good order.

Never mix or heat chemicals unless directed to do so.

Know what you are doing. Be wary of what neighboring students are doing.

Throw all solids and paper to be discarded into appropriate waste containers. Never discard matches, filter paper, paper towels, or other solids in the sink.

Read an assigned investigation carefully BEFORE beginning. Note and comply with every caution listed in the experiment. Follow closely, but not blindly, all oral and written directions.

Read the label carefully before taking anything from a bottle or container. Using the wrong material could result in an injury.

Do not carry side shelf bottles to you desk or work area.

Do not concentrated heat in just on e spot on the test tube, and never point the open end of the test tube at anyone. Never look down a test tube.

Never pour water into concentrated acid when mixing acids and water. Always pour a concentrated acid into water slowly and stir constantly.

Don’t smell a liquid directly when observing the odor. Use your hand to fan the odor toward you.

Regard all chemicals as hazardous unless your instructor informs you otherwise. Never taste a chemical or solution or touch chemicals with your hands unless directed to do so by your instructor. Wash your hands before leaving.

Allow sufficient time for materials to cool, as many materials are not observable hot.

Work deliberately and with definite purpose, but do not rush through an experiment.

Do not remove any chemicals or materials from the science labs – there will be no tolerance for violation of this rule.

Removal of chemicals or materials or deliberate misuse of chemicals will result in removal from the classroom and perhaps more sever discipline.

Be sure that gas and water lines at your station are shut tightly and that all equipment and supplies are in their proper places before leaving a lab.

When inserting glass tubing or thermometers into stoppers, use a towel, grasping the tubing close to the stopper which has been moistened with water or a lubricant.

Ask your instructor for help if you do not understand how or why to do a task.

Be aware that synthetic clothing and hair spray are highly flammable materials.

 

 

Laboratory dress: a) tie back long hair, b) tuck ties into your shirt, c) do not wear oversized clothing or open-toed shoes when performing labs, d) wear safety goggles when dealing with any chemicals, heat or flame, and e) use gloves when appropriate.

If your clothes or hair catch fire, NEVER run! Smother the fire with a fire blanket by wrapping the blanket around the victim.

Absolutely no food or drink in the lab.

Do not perform any unauthorized experiments.

Never work in the laboratory alone.

Never leave a flame unattended.

Never heat flammable substances.

When transferring acids or bases, always use a funnel to avoid spills.

To avoid cuts, never use chipped or broken glassware. Never leave hot glassware unattended.

Never put hot glassware directly into water or other liquid.

Notify the instructor immediately in the event of a spill or breakage of lab equipment.

Dispose of chemicals, even if it is water, as directed by the instructor. NEVER just pour an experiment down the drain.

Never carry lit alcohol burners.

Never carry chemicals from lab stations to tables.

Always carry equipment close to your body and upright.

If there is a fire in the class, use the fire extinguisher. Remember to pull the ring lock pin, point the extinguisher at the base of the fire, and press the discharge lever.

I have read, understand and will follow the above science safety rules and laboratory regulations, and acknowledge that the below listed items have been explained to me in class:

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Signature of student Date

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