Business owners and employers are legally responsible for health and safety management. This means they need to make sure that employees, and anyone who visits their premises, are protected from anything that may cause harm, and control any risks to injury or health that could arise in the workplace.

*****What is the main precaution to take if a Gas Cylinder sign is present in the lab? Visually check that the gas cylinder is restrained but keep a safe distance from it. Remove the strap from around the gas cylinder to use it in the lab. Test out the regulator on the gas cylinder to make sure it is working properly.

The 10 Most Important Lab Safety Rules

• The Most Important Lab Safety Rule.
• Know the Location of Safety Equipment.
• Dress for the Lab.
• Don’t Eat or Drink in the Laboratory.
• Don’t Taste or Sniff Chemicals.
• Don’t Play Mad Scientist in the Laboratory.
• Dispose of Lab Waste Properly.
• Know What to Do With Lab Accidents.

Students must be made to wear safety goggles, lab coat, and shoes in the science laboratory. Loose clothes, sandals, and open hairs should be a strict NO in school science labs. Examine glassware before using. Do not use chipped or cracked test tubes or beakers.

Answer

• Wear safety goggles.
• Keep ethanol away from Bunsen burner; ethanol is flammable.
• Tie the hair back.
• Tuck ties, files and loose material away.
• Keep all bags out of the way to avoid tripping up.
• Make sure you are not wearing tight clothes.
• Use the forceps to place the leaf in the boiling water.

What safety precautions must be observed in this experiment? Wear safety goggles; be careful when handling chemicals and solutions. always use care in the laboratory when handling?

General rules for handling chemicals

• Do not return chemicals to their original packaging.
• Keep chemical containers closed.
• Never use the wrong or an unmarked reagent.
• Never use spatulas, stirrers or other objects in what was originally a storage container for chemicals.

Answer. Answer: Chemicals should be supplied with a label attached to the container. The label gives information on the chemical or product name, the chemical hazards and the precautions you should take into account to ensure safe use.

When we refer to risk in relation to occupational safety and health the most commonly used definition is ‘risk is the likelihood that a person may be harmed or suffers adverse health effects if exposed to a hazard.