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Before working in the laboratory, you must have attended a
Chemistry Safety Lecture in the academic year.
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Never work in a Chemical Laboratory by yourself.
Always wear eye protection.
Wear clothing to keep chemicals off skin.
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Do not bring food, drink, or food or drink containers into
the laboratory.
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Wash hands when finished working in the laboratory.
Consider wearing gloves when working with
chemicals.
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Familiarize yourself with the chemicals and procedures you
will be using.
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Whenever possible, work in a hood.
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Work in a hood when working with volatile materials.
Keep hood sash as low as possible and have hood on.
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If you spill any material, confine it to a space so it
won’t contaminate other areas.
Do not inhale vapors or dust.
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Immediately tell your advisor or another faculty member about
spill.
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If material gets on you or your clothes, clean well and
remove clothing from skin.
Inform advisor about this and complete a safety
incident report.
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Put all waste chemicals in proper container in hood and
replace cap on waste container.
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If you bring a chemical into the laboratory, list it on the
inventory list with all the required information and place
the MSDS in Binder, in alphabetical order.
If there is no MSDS, inform Chemical Safety Officer.
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If you remove a chemical from the laboratory, or if you empty
a container containing a chemical, indicate this in the
inventory/MSDS Binder.
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If you cut yourself or have any other incident that affects
your health, inform your advisor and the College Science
Safety Officer.
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Do not pour any chemicals down the drain.
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Do not rinse glassware with acetone in a manner that it does
down a drain. Have
the rinse acetone go directly into a waste disposal
container labeled properly for your use.
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In case of fire, don’t inhale the fumes or smoke.
Don’t panic. Protect yourself first.
Alert others of fire.
If it is confined to a small area, consider use of
appropriate fire reduction techniques. If more
out-of-control, leave the area and alert Safety and
Security at x6911, giving room and origin of fire.
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