This is a presentation on College lab ( and we have specifically chosen our chemistry lab ) were we have highlighted lack of 5 good S practices and hence a solution on them. For this project we have also included pictures of our college chemistry lab to make the presentation more realistic. Team members for this group project are Sanika Raut , Renuka Ganesh and Khushboo Kothari.

1. CHEMISTRY LAB- 5 S
1. SAFETY
2. SUPPORT FROM THE FACULTY
3. SANITATION
4. SERVICING
5. SUPRIORITY OF CHEMICALS

2. SAFETY
 Safety in any laboratory is of utmost importance for students as well
as the faculty . Lack of safety can lead to many accidents causing a
lot of harm to the institution as well as the people in there.
 That is why we decided to check out our chemistry lab for the safety
measures undertaken by them. This is what we saw!

3. SUPPORT FROM THE FACULTY
 Support from the faculty plays an very important role in the proper
and efficient working of any lab. Lab faculty have many important
jobs to be handled and some of them are giving proper information
to the students about the experiments and the chemicals , providing
them proper equipments , helping the students to carry of the
experiments and take readings and maintaining proper cleanliness
of the lab. But the scenario of the support given by the faculty in our
chemistry lab is shocking!

4. Sanitation
Sanitation i.e. cleanliness is an important aspect related to laboratory
management.
It is important to maintain clean equipments, instruments and ensure
that the experiments are carried out in a clean environment.
In the case of a college chemistry laboratory, proper disposal of
chemical wastes and old chemicals is of utmost importance as these
can be detrimental to health.
Also, care should be taken regarding the method disposal of waste,
nature of the waste generated (corrosive, polluting, inflammable,
toxic/poisonous).
Storage of chemicals must be done in appropriate places.

5. Servicing of Equipments
Different equipments used in the laboratory need maintenance(i.e.
servicing) on a regular basis. Proper servicing ensures safety as well
as efficiency of the equipment. Irregular or no servicing can lower the
efficiency and accuracy of machine. It also becomes unsafe for use.
For example, an instrument made of iron needs to be protected from
rusting by using anti-rust paints and the joints need to be well
lubricated to reduce friction and heat dissipation, without which the life
of the instrument is reduced. In case of an electronic equipment,
ensuring that it is in proper working condition and giving correct
readings is important.

6. SUPRIORITY OF CHEMICALS
 It covers the quality and purity of chemicals in the lab and preserve
the same.
 We must test chemicals at a regular interval of time as specified by
the manufacturing source to monitor their purity. They should be
store at specified temperature and condition to maintain their purity.
 They should be stored in proper container and form ex. Chloroform
should be preserved away from direct sunlight in a ambered colour
bottle.
 As the image suggest, half of the bottles don’t have caps so they
can interact with surrounding atmosphere.

7. PROBLEMS CAUSED DUE TO LACK OF
SAFETY
 The only safety measures in case of fire were 1 fire extinguisher
and a bucket full of mud. To make the situation worst , there
were many gas cylinders present there which could turn a small
fire into explosion !
 Even the faculty members did not use proper gloves to handle
hot equipments which can lead to many injuries.
 All the chemicals used in labs were kept in dusty old shelves
with no proper manufacturing dates on them , no distinction
between old and new chemicals and no special care for the
toxic chemicals. Thus , if any bottles break and the chemicals
mix producing harmful gas there is a chance of serious chemical
poisoning leading to many hospital cases.

8. PROBLEMS CAUSED DUE TO LACK OF
SUPPORT FROM THE FACULTY
 We have been doing chemistry experiments for a year now with no
proper support from the faculty . Due to lack of attention from the
faculty many accidents can take place which could been easily stopped
if proper attention is given .
 The interaction between the lab faculty and the students is through the
notice boards which are in a very bad state because of which many
students are not well informed about their practicals and thus this
results in the delay of practical experiments.
 The lack of communication between the faculty and students may
miscommunication between them causing many problems in the
management of labs!

9. MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEMS-SANITATION
As per our observation in our college
chemistry lab, we found the following
problems related to sanitation-
•The chemical wastes generated in an
experiment is thrown into the sink. This
can lead to serious problems of water
pollution. Also, the precipitates obtained
can cause choking of drainage pipelines.
•Broken glass pieces and other chemical
residues are thrown into the dustbins.
This can cause soil pollution as the solid
wastes are dumped in the fields of the
dumping grounds. If set ablaze, they can
cause air pollution.
•These wastes can affect the animals in
the vicinity.
The adjacent picture taken by us in our
chemistry laboratory shows poor sanitary
management wherein the chemicals are
disposed into the laboratory sink directly.
The unclean vicinity can also be seen.

10. MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEMS-SERVICING
As per our observation in our college
chemistry lab, we found the following problems
related to servicing of equipments-
•The instruments are not serviced, only the dust
settled over them are cleaned.
•Also, the ratio of number of equipments available
to the number of students is very low.
•The chances of erroneous readings is more when
the equipments are defective and not maintained
properly.
The adjoining pictures clicked by us at the
chemistry laboratory shows poorly managed
analytical equipments.

11. MAGNITUDE OF PROBLEM-SUPRIORITY OF
CHEMICALS
 Due to improper storage condition, chemicals degrade or may
react with surrounding. By use of such chemicals may lead to
parasitic reactions which can lead to explosion or evolution of
poisonous gas.
 Due to presence of impurity in chemical, we cannot get
accurate result.
 Chemicals of inferior quality when comes in contact with
equipments may lead to their corrosion or decay.
 If the chemicals are expensive and are required in large
amount, they affect the economy of lab.

12. RECOMMENDATION AND POSSIBLE
IMPLEMENTATIONS
 There should be atleast to fire extinguisher in each lab and
atleast three bucket of mud.
 It is necessary to wear disposable boots and gloves for
faculty working with chemicals and equipments.
 There should be provision of mask for faculty as well as
student to avoid inhalation of harmful gases.
 Explosive objects such as LPG gas cylinders, kerosene or
diesel should not be stored in large quantity
 All chemicals should be stored at specified temperature and
conditions. They must stored in proper container and farm.
 They should be labeled properly and should be placed in
easily accessible manner.
 There should be proper interaction between student and
faculty ex. Provision of proper notice boards.

13.  It is important to maintain clean equipments and ensure that the
experiments are carried out in a clean environment.
 All instruments should be serviced at regular interval of time to avoid
erroneous readings.
 Provision for proper disposal of solid chemical wastes like corrosion
resistant dustbins.
 Provision for the treatment of hazardous wastes to make them less
pollution causing by denaturing them and making them biodegradable.
 The faulty equipments must be repaired, if possible , else, replaced.
 It is important to provide proper ventilation i.e. exhaust fans, windows
etc. should be provided.
 All bottles should have proper caps to avoid interaction between
chemical and surrounding environment.
 There should be provision of sufficient equipments and chemicals.
 All chemical waste like precipitates, corrosive liquid, metal hydroxide
should not be discarded in sink or dustbin directly. They should be
treated first using green chemistry & then disposed.
 Chemical tests should be performed at regular interval of time to check
the purity of chemicals.

14. LESSON LEARNED BY TEAM
1. Management:
 Waste Management : We learned that many problems could
arise because of improper disposal of waste and so we should not
throw chemical solid waste in sink as it could cause blockage and
corrosion in the pipelines.
 Resource Management : We very well know that “Prevention is
better than cure” and that’s why we should not waste chemicals and
store them in proper condition , in suitable containers . Thus we
understand the economic use of chemicals.
2. Self Discipline: We understood that a teacher’s job is not
easy and so , if we maintain self discipline and understand our
responsibility while working in the lab then it could reduce a lot of
problems .

15. 3. Safety:
We are well aware of “Small drops of water make mighty ocean”
and that’s why it is important to take small precautions as even a
stray spark can lead into a destructive explosion!
4.Gathering information:
For the past so many years we were doing theory based projects in
which we used to copy - paste the content available on the internet .
But this project gave us a chance to interact with the people
involved in this system , we could understand and relate to their
problems . It was the first time we felt that we were a part of
something big!