2. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Lab Safety Rule # 1
– Always follow the teacher’s
directions exactly and only do lab
work when a teacher is present.
Lab Safety Rule # 2
-Conduct yourself in a responsible
manner at all times. No horseplay!
3. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Lab Safety Rule # 3
Do not touch any equipment,
chemicals, or other materials until told
to do so.
Lab Safety Rule # 4
Do not eat food, drink beverages, or
chew gum in the lab.
Do not use lab glassware as food or
beverage containers.
4. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Lab Safety Rule # 5
Report ALL accidents to your
teacher immediately, even if you
think it is minor.
5. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Clothing
Wear:
• Goggles/safety glasses
• Closed-toed shoes
• Clothing made of natural based fiber such
as cotton
• Tie back long hair
Do NOT Wear:
• Sandals
• Jewelry
• Loose or Baggy clothing
6. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Waste Disposal
• First ask your teacher where/how to
dispose of waste.
• Never pour anything down the drain
unless you are told to do so.
• A waste container will be supplied
for substance that cannot go down
the drain.
7. Now take some time…
• Take 2 minutes to go over your notes and
highlight or underline the main ideas that
answer the essential question.
• You should not highlight everything.
What are the lab safety rules and why are they
important?
8. Time to use the left-hand column
• Let’s write questions that go with what we
highlighted or underlined.
9. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Lab Safety Rule # 1
– Always follow the teacher’s
directions exactly and only do
lab work when a teacher is
present.
Lab Safety Rule # 2
-Conduct yourself in a responsible
manner at all times. No horseplay!
What is the first
and most
important lab
safety rule?
How should I
conduct myself
at all times?
10. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Lab Safety Rule # 3
Do not touch any equipment,
chemicals, or other materials until told
to do so.
Lab Safety Rule # 4
Do not eat food, drink beverages, or
chew gum in the lab.
Do not use lab glassware as food or
beverage containers.
When am I
allowed to
handle
materials?
Am I
allowed to
eat, drink,
or chew
gum in the
lab?
11. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Lab Safety Rule # 5
Report ALL accidents to your
teacher immediately, even if
you think it is minor.
Who do I report
an accident to?
12. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Clothing
Wear:
• Goggles/safety glasses
• Closed-toed shoes
• Clothing made of natural based fiber such
as cotton
• Tie back long hair
Do NOT Wear:
• Sandals
• Jewelry
• Loose or Baggy clothing
What things
should I wear
and not wear
during a lab?
13. Topic: Lab Safety
Essential Question: What are lab safety rules and why are they
important?
Waste Disposal
• First ask your teacher where/how
to dispose of waste.
• Never pour anything down the drain
unless you are told to do so.
• A waste container will be supplied
for substance that cannot go down
the drain.
How should I
dispose of
waste after a
lab?
14. Now let’s write a summary
• The summary is the answers to the questions
you wrote in the left hand column:
– What is the first and most important lab safety rule?
– How should I conduct myself at all times?
– When am I allowed to handle materials, and am I
allowed to eat, drink, or chew gum in the lab?
– What 2 things doI have to wear, and 2 things I cannot
wear?
– Who do I report any accident to?
– How should I dispose of waste after a lab?
