Personal and Laboratory Safety
for courses in:
ZOO*402 ICHTHYOLOGY
ZOO*433 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES
ZOO*435 BIOLOGY OF POLLUTED WATERS
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Personal Safety
Safety goggles/glasses should be worn
at all times in the laboratory when we are working with chemicals.
Laboratory coat should be worn in the
laboratory.
Gloves should be worn as needed.
Always keep the benchtop and surrounding
area tidy and free from knapsacks, extraneous books, coats, etc.
Personal HygieneWash hands before leaving laboratory.
Launder clothing worn in laboratory separately
from other clothing.
Never use your mouth to pipette chemicals.
Avoid having long hair, loose sleeves/cuffs,
rings, bracelets, etc. in close proximity to chemicals, open flames or
operating electrical machinery.
There is a helpful website of Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries, prepared by Howared Hughes Medical Institute, which allows one to study laboratory safety in an entertaining and educational fashion. The URL is listed below, and I have captured their webpage to entice you.
Office of Environmental Health & Safety, University of Virginia. Laboratory Survival Manual.
URL: http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/lsm/home.html
Another useful resource to follow up:
Knowing How to Practice Safe Science
URL: http://www.practicingsafescience.org/
If you have comments or suggestions, please email me (marie Thérèse Rush) at:mrush@uoguelph.ca Surtout, la pédagogie, c'est la raison qu'on crée des programmes! |
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Created for our students by marie Thérèse Rush - The Initial version: February 22, 2000. Last Update: April 30, 2003 |