This document outlines safety procedures and guidelines for science classrooms. It discusses proper use of personal protective equipment like safety goggles and gloves when working with chemicals, animals, plants, fire or hot objects. Specific hazards are identified for different laboratory activities involving chemicals, heat sources, glassware and biological specimens. Proper procedures are presented for handling, storing and disposing of materials safely. Emergency equipment location and response procedures are also addressed.
2. Safety in the Science
Classroom
• Eye and Personal
Protection
• Fire and Heat
• Handling Chemicals
• Safety with Plants
• Safety with Animals
• Disposing and Clean-Up
• Emergency Procedures
3. Eye and Personal Protection
•Wear safety goggles when
working with
•Chemicals
•Flying objects
•Fire/flame/hot objects
and liquids
•Cutting glass
•Gases under pressure
4. Eye and Personal Protection
continued
• Wear a lab apron and protective gloves
when working with
– Animals and plants
– Chemicals
• Learn about the eyewash and safety
shower
7. Fire and Heat
•Wear safety goggles
•Tie back long hair and secure loose
clothing
•Do not heat FLAMMABLE liquids
•Use a heat source in a safe area
•Only the teacher uses the matches
•Hot plates do not look hot and be
aware of the electrical cord attached
to the hot plate
8. Fire and Heat
continued
• Be careful of candle drippings- they
can burn
• Learn about the fire extinguisher and
fire blanket
• Only use glassware made for heating
• Heated glassware does not look hot
• Report broken glass to the teacher
13. Handling Chemicals
•Be careful when using instruments or
equipment that contain chemicals in
them- like thermometers and batteries
•Never place chemicals in or near your
mouth, eyes or nose
•Smell solutions by waving your hand
over the container
•Never mix or use chemicals that are not
part of the procedures in an experiment
14. Handling Chemicals
continued
•Wear protective gloves when handling
chemicals
•Always read the label before using any
chemical
•Report all chemical spills to the teacher
immediately
•Remember the use of the eyewash and
safety shower.
•Learn about a fume hood
15. Precautions
WAVE YOUR HAND OVER
THE SOLUTION TO SMELL
IT (Whiff) READ THE LABELS OF THE
CHEMICALS BEFORE
USING THEM
18. Safety with Plants
•Wash your hands after working with plants or
plant parts
•Wear protective gloves if you are sensitive to
chemicals in plants
•Do not put any plants or plant parts in your
mouth
19. Safety with Animals
•Only handle animals with teacher’s permission
•Wash your hands after working with animals
•Wear protective gloves and/or a lab apron when
handling animals
•Do not bring animals to your classroom without
the teacher’s permission
•Do not handle wild animals that are alive or dead
20. Disposing and Clean-Up
•Follow teacher’s instructions for clean-up and
disposing of any chemicals
•Wash your hands with soap and water
•Put all materials away as instructed by the teacher
•Make sure lab or desk area is left clean
21. What NOT to do in the laboratory!
INSTRUCTIONS
•On the next slide is a picture of 36 areas in a
science laboratory that are not safe.
•For each area, explain what is wrong
and/or what should be done to correct the
situation.
•Each area has been enlarged in a separate
slide.
•Write your answers on the paper provided.
