3. Be Familiar with the Location of the Following Equipment

6TH GRADE LAB SAFETY GUIDELINES

1. Wear a lab apron when working with harmful chemicals. Wear safety goggles when working with chemicals or heating substances. Wear closed toe shoes (no sandals) when working in the lab.

2. Never conduct experiments without adult supervision and if you are injured notify the teacher immediately.

3. Be familiar with the location of the following equipment:

a. Fire extinguisher

b. Fire blanket

c. Emergency shower

d. Eye-wash station

e. First aid kit

4. Notify your teacher immediately if anything spills. Spills need to be cleaned up quickly and correctly.

5. Never eat or drink in the lab.

6. Wash your hands thoroughly after handling chemicals, cultures, plants or animals.

7. Pull long hair back and roll up long sleeves when working with flame.

8. Be sure that electrical cords are not in a place where someone can trip over them and when working with electricity make sure your hands are dry.

9. Be sure that all laboratory surfaces, equipment and tools are cleaned after you finish with them and dispose properly of all chemicals.

10. Turn off hot plates and burners when not in use.

11. When heating a substance, always point the test tube away from you and other people.

12. When heating over a burner, gently move the test tube over the hottest part of the flame.

13. Use tongs or hot pads when handling hot equipment. Use a test tube holder when heating substances in a test tube.

14. Do not use chipped or broken glassware. Discard broken glass according to your teacher’s instructions.

15. If you get acid on your skin or in your eyes, rinse it with cool water for 15 minutes.

16. To test the odor of fumes, waft the fumes toward your nose, do not inhale.

17. If you burn your skin, run cool water over the affected area.

18. Never take ANY equipment or materials out of the lab.

19. Handle living organisms carefully and respectfully and only when authorized by the teacher.

20. “Horseplay” in the lab is not tolerated under any circumstances. It can lead to chemical spills, accidental fires, and broken equipment. Never throw anything and no wrestling, punching or shoving in the lab even if you’re just “playing”. Those types of behaviors will result in your removal from the lab and you will earn a zero for that lab. You may also be excluded from future labs due to inappropriate behavior.

21. It is YOUR responsibility to pay for any equipment damaged or broken due to your carelessness or misuse.