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Handling Chemicals Safely 1. Work with small containers 2. Mix chemicals only when told to 3. Read and re-read labels 4. Read the instructions all the way through first 5. Use a work tray 6. Move carefully and deliberately 7. Always add acid to water, not the other way 8. Hold coin top stoppers while pouring 9. Hold your hand over the label 10. Replace stoppers immediately 11. Keep chemicals away from your face 12. Work with harmful volatiles under a hood 13. Keep chemicals pure and uncontaminated 14. Use a pipette filler, never your mouth 15. Notify your teacher to clean up spills 16. Put waste in the proper container 17. Clean up when finished Bunsen Burner and Glassware Safety 1. Heat volatiles in a heating mantle or steam bath in a hood 2. Check gas hose for cracks 3. Fit hose securely on gas valve and bunsen burner 4. Stand back while lighting 5. Strike matches away from you 6. Turn on gas after lighting match 7. Turn gas off if flame sputters, flares, goes out OR if you smell gas 8. Check glassware for stars or cracks 9. Clamp narrow necked containers 10. Move test tubes back and forth at an angle 11. Don't heat closed containers 12. Hold hot glassware in beaker tongs or hot mitts Thermometer Safety 1. Don't shake thermometers 2. Use thermometers in suitable temperature range 3. Lay thermometers on towel or wire screen away from the edge 4. Let teacher clean up broken thermometers Glass Tubing Safety 1. Use an inserter 2. Lubricate tubing and wear leather gloves

Centrifuge safety 1. Equalize test tubes for balance 2. Don't try to stop it with your hand Dressing Safely 1. Don’t wear extremely loose clothing 2. Wear sturdy natural fabrics 3. Wear older clothes and a lab apron 4. Wear long pants or long skirt 5. Wear closed leather shoes 6. Tie up long hair 7. Remove rings and watches 8. Take out contact lenses 9. Cover eyes with goggles with side shields 10. Protect hand with right kinds of gloves Behavior in Lab 1. Don't fool around 2. Keep aisles clear 3. Stand on a step stool 4. Keep makeup in purse 5. Keep food and drinks outside Emergency equipment 1. Clean and dry cut 2. Rinse eyes in eyewash fountain 3. Rinse hands and arms in sink 4. Remove clothes and rinse large spills in safety shower 5. Cover small fires 6. Let teacher handle large fires 7. Put out clothing fires in safety shower 8. Use fire blanket carefully to keep flames away from face and neck...