Laboratory Safety

Objectives

• Show knowledge and understanding of rules for the safe conduct of scientific experiments
• Show knowledge and understanding of the reasons for rules in a science laboratory

Theory Presentations/Assessment - Laboratory Safety

• Introduction
• Why Safety Rules?
• What Are the Safety Rules?
• Protect Your Eyes
• Flames
• Eating, Smoking and Drinking
• Safety Equipment
• Hot Equipment
• Using Tools
• Unauthorized Experiments
• Prompt Action
• Summary

Activity - Identifying Hazards

• Students use an interactive application to explore some laboratory safety rules, the meaning of chemical symbols and safety with apparatus. Students use the knowledge gained to identify some examples of bad laboratory practice.