NOTHING is more important than the lab safety of all students and staff in the science laboratory. You must thoroughly understand the rules outlined in this topic and adhere to them at all times.
There is a Zero Tolerance policy towards any tomfoolery in the lab as, despite being a wonderous location for learning, it is also a potentially very dangerous place.
Please understand any foolishness in the lab will see you banished from the lab for an indefinite period of time.
This will be unfortunate, and painful for you, as you will not be permitted to join in all the cool stuff!!
The headlines below show us how important lab safety is!
Watch this General Lab Safety Video so you and our class can stay safe whiist learning in the lab.
Start at 30 seconds.
Let's start by circling the twelve safety hazards in this image. Can you find them all?
Use the online textas and press 'Finish' when you are done 😀
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Year 7 Science Safety Rules.
Click on the worksheet below and it will open in a new window so you can complete it online. You must repeat this worksheet online until you achieve 100% - no lab work until then!
KEYWORDS: hazard, identify, assess, control
1. Write the main points about risk into your workbooks. Complete the online quiz on Cambridge Go once done:
https://interactive.cambridge.edu.au/lessonSection/lesson.action#/quizQuestions/
KEYWORDS: procedure
WRITE THESE IMPORTANT GUIDELINES
IN YOUR WORKBOOK.
Before you enter the lab to start your experiment
you need to do the following:
1. READ ALL PROCEDURES
2. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT SAFETY EQUIPMENT ON
3. OBTAIN THE TEACHER'S PERMISSION TO CONDUCT THE EXPERIMENT
If there is an accident the first thing you need to do is
to warn your classmates to avoid the area while
you tell your teacher.
Do not try to clean it up yourself!!
Let's have a go at following procedures in the lab. It will be very obvious if you have passed or failed! 🌈