Lab Safety Middle School
Long Hair
must be secured to the back of your head
Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill
What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?
Closed-toed shoes
What shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
Horseplay with friends
What should you NEVER do in the lab?
Read ALL the directions
What should you always do before conducting a lab?
immediately tell your teacher
What should you do if a glass breakage occurs?
A clean and tidy work space
What should you maintain at your lab work area?
Tell the teacher and don't panic
You accidentally cut yourself. It is small and barely bleeds. You should
After all experiments
You should wash your hands after
Dangerous
Always assume all chemicals are
Each and every student
Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of
Always against the rules
Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are
Only with permission from the teacher
I can perform an experiment of my own when:
Ask the teacher before proceeding
If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should
Right away
If you see something in the classroom or laboratory that is dangerous, tell the teacher
Waft it
If you want to smell something in the lab, you should:
Always dispose of chemicals in the designated container
Sally was nervous because the bell was about to ring and she still needed to clean up her lab table. To go faster, she flushed the left over chemicals down the sink with water. What rule did she break?
Safety
The MOST important thing in laboratory experiments is