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Laboratory Safety Procedures Overview

This document discusses safety procedures and risks in the laboratory. It defines risk as the likelihood of harm from exposure to a hazard, and hazard as a dangerous scenario or substance. Hazards can come from the environment, living organisms, working posture, chemicals, and mental harassment. The document lists some general lab rules including wearing protective attire, no food or drinks, proper waste disposal, careful equipment handling, and knowing emergency procedures. Laboratories are important for conducting scientific experiments and applying theory to real-life. Common laboratory equipment is grouped into categories including glassware, measuring devices, viewing instruments, handling tools, heating appliances, and precision instruments.

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Laboratory Safety Procedures Overview

This document discusses safety procedures and risks in the laboratory. It defines risk as the likelihood of harm from exposure to a hazard, and hazard as a dangerous scenario or substance. Hazards can come from the environment, living organisms, working posture, chemicals, and mental harassment. The document lists some general lab rules including wearing protective attire, no food or drinks, proper waste disposal, careful equipment handling, and knowing emergency procedures. Laboratories are important for conducting scientific experiments and applying theory to real-life. Common laboratory equipment is grouped into categories including glassware, measuring devices, viewing instruments, handling tools, heating appliances, and precision instruments.

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DYB10023 LABORATORY TECHNIQUES &

MANAGEMENT

Chapter 1 - Safety
Procedure in
Laboratory & Workshop
Learning Objective
I d e n t i f y t h e P o ssib le Risk in L a b o r a t o r y &
General Area
W h a t are
"Risk" &
"Hazard"
"Risk" &
"Hazard"in
terms of O S H A
Risk : Likelihood a person may be harmed if
exposed to a hazard (probability)

Hazard : Dangerous activity, scenario,


phenomenon or substance
Sourced from environment/scenario:
weather
electrical
radiation

Sourced from Sourced from


living organism: working posture:
microbes bad seat/stand
biological repetitive action
fragments long periods
bodily fluid
feces
toxins/venom

Sourced from Sourced from mental


chemicals used: harassments:
corrosive bully
flammable discrimination
irritants threats workload
toxic
What
hazards can
be found in
this picture?
Lab Rules
F u n c t i o n of
S c i e n c e Lab
Science Laboratory is
where scientific research
and analyses are
conducted and
performed.
General Lab
Rules
The following are rules
that every science
laboratory must
follow:
W e a r protective lab
attire.
No food or drinks
inside the
laboratory.
Dispose of laboratory
waste properly.
Handle laboratory
equipment carefully.
Know what to do
in case of fire.
Do not panic in case
of accidents.
Why are there
rules?
1 2 3

Maintain Eliminate Preserve


order injury/death machine/facility
Laboratory Equipment
Importance Purpose
Lab equipment aids to Lab equipment allows the use of
perform experiments rather scientific thinking and apply
than just reading the theoretical experiments in real
processes and execution. life.
General Groups

Glassware Measuring Viewing


Allows the preparation Allows the measurement Allows the viewing
of solutions and media, of weight and volume, i.e: of samples, i.e:
i.e: Weighing balance Microscopes
Beakers Volumetric flasks Gel electrophoresis
Flasks Pipettes
General Groups

Handling Heating Precision


For handling of samples For heating purposes, For precise measurements,
and chemicals, i.e.: i.e: i.e:
Thongs Hot plate Analytical balancer
Forceps Bunsen burner UV spectrophotometer
Test tube holder Alcohol burner HPLC
Thank you for
being attentive!

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