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Title: Laboratory and General Safety Rules
Description: This is the Laboratory and General Safety Rules for school and college students and it is better for lab work.
Description: This is the Laboratory and General Safety Rules for school and college students and it is better for lab work.
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Laboratory and General Safety Rules
Never work in the lab by yourself without the instructor's approval and knowledge
beforehand
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This
involves treating your teacher and fellow students with respect
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Dress appropriately whenever you enter the laboratory
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When handling caustic chemicals, bacterial broth cultures, dissecting or handling
cadavers, or as directed by your instructor, wear safety eyewear and examination gloves
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Put on lab coats or aprons per your
instructor's instructions
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This includes not chewing your
fingernails, adjusting contact lenses, or applying makeup
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Regardless of how minor they may seem, report to the instructor ANY and ALL spills,
mishaps, breaks, or injuries
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For any sharp objects, use
tiny trays
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Students are not allowed to leave the lab while wearing examination gloves, and they are
not allowed to touch any door handles, personal belongings like mobile phones, or lab
equipment like microscopes
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Inform your
instructor right once if any of the equipment is broken or damaged
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This
includes superfluous books, purses, phones, and other personal belongings
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Students who are pregnant are not permitted to perform dissections or work
with any bodily fluids without a doctor's note of authorization
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Disposal Guidelines
If asked to pick up broken glassware, always use a broom and dustpan and dispose of it
in the designated cardboard box receptacle
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A biohazard waste container is required for the disposal of biohazardous waste
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You will learn from your instructor
which disposal containers (glass, non-sharps, and metal sharps) are appropriate for
different types of biohazardous waste
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Gloves that are contaminated
have to be thrown away in a biohazard waste receptacle
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General Safety Rules for Laboratory
Before attending that particular lab session, you must read the laboratory instructions
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Only lab shoes or sleepers are authorized; no other footwear is allowed
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It is
not permitted to apply makeup in a laboratory
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When in the laboratory, coats are required to be worn and fastened
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Safety glasses must be worn during all laboratory exercises and procedures
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It is advisable to fasten long hair behind your head in order to reduce the risk of fire or
experiment contamination
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Everything should be put away once you enter the lab, including jackets, books, and
other accessories like briefcases and purses
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Never pipette anything—including water—by mouth
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Mark all samples, media, and glassware in accordance with scientific specifications
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Pay attention to the hazard code on the bottle and follow the recommended safety
measures when handling chemicals
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Place all chemicals, reagents, cultures, and glassware back where they belong
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Glassware needs to be cleaned with distilled water after being cleaned with soap and
water
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Transfer loops, wires, needles, and pipettes containing infectious material should not be
carried throughout the lab
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Before leaving the lab, turn off the incinerators
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Get in touch with your course instructor or teaching assistant right away if you get hurt
in the lab
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Become familiar with the laboratory's safety equipment and emergency evacuation
routes
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For this purpose, use
the proper cleaning solution and tissue paper
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No materials may be taken out of the lab without the instructor's or the teaching
assistant's written consent
Title: Laboratory and General Safety Rules
Description: This is the Laboratory and General Safety Rules for school and college students and it is better for lab work.
Description: This is the Laboratory and General Safety Rules for school and college students and it is better for lab work.