{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/chem-lab-safety",
 "id": "chem-lab-safety",
 "title": "Lab Safety Rules",
 "category": "science",
 "subject": "Chemistry",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Safe habits and safety gear for the science lab.",
 "tags": [
  "lab safety"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Situation",
 "backLabel": "What to do",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Before starting a lab",
   "Read the directions and listen to your teacher"
  ],
  [
   "Goggles",
   "Wear them to protect your eyes whenever told to"
  ],
  [
   "Long hair",
   "Tie it back so it stays away from flames and chemicals"
  ],
  [
   "Loose sleeves and jewelry",
   "Roll up or remove them so they don't catch"
  ],
  [
   "Shoes in lab",
   "Wear closed-toe shoes, never sandals"
  ],
  [
   "Lab apron or coat",
   "Wear it to protect skin and clothes"
  ],
  [
   "Gloves",
   "Wear them when handling chemicals your teacher says need them"
  ],
  [
   "Eating and drinking in the lab",
   "Never do it"
  ],
  [
   "Tasting chemicals",
   "Never taste anything in the lab"
  ],
  [
   "Smelling a chemical",
   "Waft the fumes toward your nose with your hand; don't sniff directly"
  ],
  [
   "Running in the lab",
   "Don't; walk calmly"
  ],
  [
   "Spill",
   "Tell your teacher right away"
  ],
  [
   "Broken glass",
   "Tell your teacher; don't pick it up with bare hands"
  ],
  [
   "Hot object",
   "Use tongs or heat-proof gloves and treat it as hot"
  ],
  [
   "Heating a test tube",
   "Point the opening away from yourself and others"
  ],
  [
   "Bunsen burner",
   "Keep flammable things away and never leave it unattended"
  ],
  [
   "Lighting a burner",
   "Light the match first, then turn on the gas, with teacher watching"
  ],
  [
   "Adding acid to water",
   "Always add acid slowly to water, never water to acid"
  ],
  [
   "Mixing unknown chemicals",
   "Never do it"
  ],
  [
   "Labels",
   "Read the label twice before using a chemical"
  ],
  [
   "Unused chemicals",
   "Never pour them back in the original bottle"
  ],
  [
   "Waste",
   "Dispose of it the way your teacher says"
  ],
  [
   "After the lab",
   "Wash your hands with soap and water"
  ],
  [
   "Eyewash station",
   "Use it right away to flush chemicals from the eyes"
  ],
  [
   "Safety shower",
   "Used to rinse chemicals off the body in an emergency"
  ],
  [
   "Fire extinguisher",
   "Used to put out small fires, after telling the teacher"
  ],
  [
   "Fire blanket",
   "Wraps around a person to smother flames"
  ],
  [
   "Clothes on fire",
   "Stop, drop and roll"
  ],
  [
   "Fume hood",
   "A ventilated cabinet that pulls harmful fumes away"
  ],
  [
   "Hazard symbol with a flame",
   "Flammable: can catch fire"
  ],
  [
   "Hazard symbol with a skull and crossbones",
   "Toxic: can poison"
  ],
  [
   "Hazard symbol with an exclamation mark",
   "Irritant or other less severe health hazard"
  ],
  [
   "Hazard symbol with a corroded hand",
   "Corrosive: can damage skin and metal"
  ],
  [
   "Hazard symbol with an exploding bomb",
   "Explosive or reactive"
  ],
  [
   "Hazard symbol with a dead tree and fish",
   "Harmful to the environment"
  ],
  [
   "SDS",
   "Safety Data Sheet: tells how to handle a chemical safely"
  ],
  [
   "Using electrical equipment",
   "Keep cords and hands dry and away from water"
  ],
  [
   "Working alone in the lab",
   "Don't; always have an adult present"
  ],
  [
   "Horseplay",
   "Never; it causes accidents"
  ],
  [
   "Pouring from a bottle",
   "Hold the label side up against your palm"
  ],
  [
   "Cleaning up",
   "Leave your work area clean and tidy"
  ],
  [
   "Cuts or burns",
   "Tell the teacher at once"
  ],
  [
   "Glassware that is cracked",
   "Do not use it; give it to the teacher"
  ],
  [
   "Carrying a microscope",
   "Use two hands, one on the arm and one under the base"
  ],
  [
   "Testing something that might be hot",
   "Hold your hand near, not on it"
  ]
 ]
}