AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Guidelines for Chemical ...

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Guidelines

for Chemical

Laboratory

Safety in

Secondary

Schools

Published by

American Chemical Society

1155 Sixteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Guidelines for Chemical

Laboratory Safety in

Secondary Schools

Disclaimer:

The guidance contained in this publication is believed to be

reliable but is not intended to specify minimal legal standards

or to represent the policy of the American Chemical Society. No

warranty, guarantee, or representation is made to the American Chemical Society as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the

information contained herein, and the American Chemical

Society assumes no responsibility in connection therewith. Users

of these guidelines should consult pertinent local, state, and

federal laws and legal counsel prior to initiating any accident

prevention program.

Guidelines for Chemical Laboratory Safety

in Secondary Schools

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Suggested Learning Outcomes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Recognize the Hazards

General Safety Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Health and Safety Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Hazard versus Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Globally Harmonized System for Classifying Hazardous Chemicals . . . . . . .21

National Fire Protection Association Hazard Identification System . . . . . . . 24

Flammable Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Laboratory-Specific Signage for Flammables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

? Fire Triangle

? Fire Tetrahedron

? Classes of Fires

? Types of Fire Extinguishers

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