first chemistry lab.

1. Chemistry Laboratory
1- General Safety Rules
2- Chemical Safety
3- Glassware and Equipment

2. General Safety Rules
1. Listen to, or read instructions
carefully before
attempting to do anything.
2- Carry out only the
assigned experiments

3. 3- Protect Your Eyes
• Appropriate eye
protection must
be worn at all
times!
• Inform your
instructor if you
wear contact
lenses.

4. 4- Wear appropriate protective clothing
• Your clothing should cover your legs –
shorts are not appropriate for the
laboratory
• Remember lab coat is required in this
lab

5. 5- Wear shoes that cover your
feet.
• Sandals and open-
toed shoes do not
protect your feet
from broken glass
that is frequently
found in the lab
• Also, leather shoes
protect your feet
from chemical spills

6. 6- Do not eat, or drink in the laband do
not taste any chemical.
• These activities are ways by which you
can accidentally ingest harmful
chemicals

7. 7- Do not taste any chemicals!
8- During lab work, keep your hands
away from your face.
9-Tie back long hair.
10- Roll up loose sleeves.

8. 11- Do not smell any chemicals directly!
• Smell chemicals
only by using your
hand to fan the
vapor to your
nose.

9. 12- Wash your hands with soap and water
before leaving.
• This rule applies
even if you have
been wearing
gloves!

10. 13- Know the safety equipment
• Eye wash fountain
• Safety shower
• Fire extinguisher
• Emergency exits

11. 14- Never work alone in the lab
• In case of a
problem, you may
need another
person to prevent
injury or even
save your life!

12. 15- Remember that the lab is
a place for serious work!
Careless behavior may endanger
yourself and others and will not be
tolerated!

13. Chemical Safety
1- Obey all safety instructions
given by your teacher or found
in you experimental procedure.

14. 2- Clean up spills immediately;
IF you know how. If you are
uncertain how to clean up a spill
or if a large spill occurs, notify
your instructor immediately.

15. 3- Know the hazards of the materials
being used.
• Read and reread
labels carefully to
make sure that
you are using the
right chemical.
• Know how to
interpret data
from a MSDS.

16. 4- Pour from large containers to
smaller ones.
Also Hold your hand over
the label while pouring.

17. 5- Always ADD ACID to water
Acid should be poured slowly into
water.
6- Handle hot glassware with
gloves or beaker tongs.

18. 7- Work with volatile chemicals
under a fume hood.

19. 8- Heat test tubes at an angle.

20. 9- Do not pipet solutions by mouth!
• Use a rubber
suction bulb or
other device to
fill a pipet.

21. 10- Never remove chemicals from the
laboratory
This guy put chemicals in his locker!

22. 11- First light the match
THEN
Turn on the gas!

23. 12- Know how to dispose of waste
• Dispose of all waste materials
according to your instructional
procedure or your teacher’s
instructions
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24. * Demonstrate safe behavior *
• Before leaving the lab:
– Return equipment and chemicals to
their proper places
- Be sure to replace the lids to all
containers
- Clean up your work area

25. • Glassware
• and some
• Equipments in the
• Laboratory

26. beakers

27. Glass rod

28. funnels

29. Conical

30. Separating Funnel

31. Spatula

32. Test Tube

33. Test Tube Holder

34. Volumetric Flask

35. Thermometer

36. Test Tube Rack

37. Bunsen burner

38. Water Bath

39. Hot plate

40. Stirrer Motor

41. Balance