How to do Lab Safely

Dean WilsonSouth Lamar High School

Laboratory Equipment

Safety Equipment– Eye Protection

• Goggles:• Safety Glasses:• Face Shield:• Eyewear Cleaning Station:

– Clothing Protection• Apron• Lab Coat• Disposable Coveralls

Laboratory Equipment

Safety Equipment– Hand Protection

• Surgical/exam gloves• Chemical gloves• Hot pads/mitt/glove• Work glove

– Fire Protection• Fire extinguisher• Fire blanket• Fire alarm

Laboratory Equipment

Safety Equipment– Spill/splash protection

• Eyewear• Eyewash• Safety shower• Faucet• Sponge/mop/disposable towels• Kitty litter• Baking soda/vinegar

Laboratory Equipment

Safety Equipment– Gas,vapor, fume protection

• Lab hood• Protective masks

– Broken glass• Broom/hand broom dust pan’• Broken glass container• Wet paper towel/sponge

Laboratory Equipment

Heating Equipment– Bunsen burner– Hot plate– Beaker tongs– Hot pads/mitts/gloves– Test tube holder– Microwave– Water bath/oil bath/sand bath

Laboratory Equipment

Cooling Equipment– Ice Bath– Dry Ice/acetone– Liquid N2

Glassware

Measuring liquids– Beaker– Erlenmeyer flask– Graduated cylinder– Graduated/volumetric pipettes– Eyedropper/disposable pipettes

Holding/heating/cooling liquids– Beaker– Florence flask– Round bottom flask– Bottle

Mass Measuring Equipment

Double pan balanceTriple beam balanceElectronic balanceSpring scale

Time Measuring Equipment

CalendarClock/watchStopwatchComputer

Optical Instruments

Magnifying lensMicroscopeBinocularsTelescope– Refracting– Reflecting