Lab Safety Contract #2

Be alert and proceed with caution at all times in the lab.  _______________ immediately of any unsafe conditions you see.

• Assess and fix
• Notify the teacher
• Notify your lab group
• Call out, "Code 1"

Clean up ___________________

• As soon as you finish your experiment
• by disposing of all materials down the sink with lots of water
• by disposing of all materials in the waste bins provided
• as directed by your teacher

_____________________ must be read carefully before use.

• Lab background
• Labels and equipment directions
• Textbook sections
• Research articles

Keep hands ________________ while using chemicals or preserved specimens

• away from face, eyes, mouth, and body
• in pockets
• to yourselves
• wet

Experiments must ________________________

• be watched at all times
• be completed before the end of the period
• be completed slowly and carefully
• be written down in your lab notes

Students are never permitted ___________________ unless given specific permission by their teacher

• to clean up their lab
• in the lab area
• in the classroom
• in the science storage room or preparation ares

Know what to do if there is a fire drill during a lab; ________________________

• Run out of the room screaming
• Follow normal evacuation procedures
• Lab group leaders clean-up while the rest of the lab group follow normal evacuation procedures
• Containers must be closed, gas valves turned off, and electrical equipment turned off

Handle all _______________ used in an activity in a humane manner

• chemicals
• living organisms
• paperwork and notes
• group members

When using _______________, always carry with tips and points pointing down and away from people.  Never try to catch a falling ____________________

• sharp instuments
• pens and pencils
• bleached hair highlights
• tridents

Any time chemicals, heat, loose particles, or glassware are used, all students will wear _______________.  There will be no exceptions to this rule.

• gloves
• long-sleeve shirts
• all safety equipment available
• laboratory goggles