Physical Setting/Chemistry
Physical Setting/Chemistry Laboratory Experiment #1
Long Beach High School
Safety in the Laboratory
Introduction
When you are in the chemistry laboratory, you will find yourself working with various equipment and materials that can cause injury if not handled properly. . However, by following proper safety procedures in the laboratory, you can avoid all accidents.
This laboratory study is a follow-up to the flyer you received and discussed entitled, Safety
Procedures in the Laboratory.
The Laboratory Study
Do the following laboratory study on a separate sheet of paper. Number each item.
1. Using a straight edge, draw a floor plan of your chemistry classroom/ laboratory, showing the locations of the following safety equipment : fire extinguisher, fire blanket, first aid kit, eyewash, and shower.
2. Using complete sentences, describe:
1) under what circumstances each of the following should be used.
2) how each of the following are used.
(a) fire extinguisher
(b) fire blanket
(c) eyewash
(d) shower
(e) safety goggles
3. Look up a first aid procedure for each of the following:
A. A student's skin is burned after touching a hot beaker. B. A caustic chemical gets on a student's skin. C. A student is cut by a piece of glass.
D. A chemical accidentally splashes in a student's eye.
E. A student accidentally swallows a small amount of a poisonous chemical. F. A student's shirtsleeve catches fire.
4. Give a reason why each of the following safety practices should be followed:
A. You should stand up when heating a liquid in a beaker.
B. You should discard any piece of cracked glassware.
C. Long hair should be tied back whenever you use a burner.
D. You should not pour unused chemicals back into the stock bottle.
E. Large stock bottles of chemicals should only be used at the supply table. F. When heating an open test tube, the mouth of the tube should point away
from you and all other students.
G. Always wear safety goggles whenever heat or hazardous chemicals are used.
H. Fire drill procedures must be adhered to. State the rules pertaining to a fire drill that this class must follow during a fire drill.
Conclusion:
Write one paragraph that summarizes your feelings about the importance of safety in the laboratory.
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