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| Wear chemical splash goggles at all times while you are in the laboratory. They must be worn to cover your eyes. |
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| Wear a chemical resistant apron. |
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| Wash acid, base or any chemical spill off of yourself immediately with large amounts of water. Notify your teacher of the spill. |
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| If chemical substances get in your eye, wash the eye out for 15 minutes. Hold your eye open with your fingers while washing it out. |
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| Observe the safety alerts in the laboratory directions. |
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| Tie long hair back so it cannot catch fire froma Bunsen buner flame or get dipped into chemicals. Hair burns very readily. |
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| Wear closed toed shoes in the laboratory. Do not wear bulky clothing. |
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| NEVER eat or drink in the lab. Don't chew on the end of a pen which was lying on the lab bench. |
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| Lubricate glass tubing with glycerol or detergent before putting it into rubber stoppers. Wrap the tubing in a towel, and hold it close to the stopper while gently twisting and inserting it. Never force it. |
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| If you take more of a chemical substance from a container than you need, you should NOT return the excess to the container. This might cause contamination of the substance remaining. Dispose of the excess as your teacher directs. |
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| Never smell anything in the lab unless your teacher tell you it is safe. Do not smell a substance by putting your nose directly over the container and inhaling. Instead, waft the vapors toward your nose by gently fanning the vaprs toward yourself. |
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| Never taste anythign in the lab. |
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| Never work in the lab alone. |
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| Know the location of and the method of operation of safety equipment: fire extinguishers, safety shower, eye wash, safety blanket, fume hood, emergency gas cut-off. |
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| If you burn yourself on a hot object, immediately hold the burned area under cold water for 15 minutes. Inform your teacher. |
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| Keep the lab desk, sink, storage areas, and floor clean, dry and neat. |
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| Put lids or caps back on bottles and jars immediately after using. |
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| Clean up spills immediately. If you spill a very reactive substance such as an acid or base, notify the people in the area and then obtain assistance from your teacher. Acid spills should be neutralized with baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), base spills with vinegar (acetic acid) before cleaing them up. |
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| Never heat a closed system. |
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| When lighting a Bunsen burner, be sure to light the match before turning on the gas. |
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| If your Bunsen burner goes out, turn the gas off immediately. |
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| When heating a test tube, never point the open end at anyone. |
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| Always add acid to water and stir the solution while adding the acid. Never add water to an acid. |
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| Report ALL accidents to your teacher. |
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| Clean up broken glass carefully with a brush and dust pan. Do not use your fingers. |
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| Dispose of broken glass in the specified container. Do not mix glass with other waste. |
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| ABSOLUTELY NO HORSEPLAY IS ALLOWED IN THE LAB! |
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