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What is prohibited in the lab?

Standard

What is prohibited in the lab?

Eating, drinking, smoking, gum chewing, applying cosmetics, and taking medicine in laboratories where hazardous materials are used should be strictly prohibited. Food, beverages, cups, and other drinking and eating utensils should not be stored in areas where hazardous materials are handled or stored.

Why eating and drinking is not permitted in the laboratory?

Introduction Eating, drinking, gum chewing, or similar activities within laboratories where teaching or research involving toxic substances take place, can result in the accidental ingestion of hazardous materials (chemical, biological, and/or radiological).

What are the laboratory symbols?

Hazard Symbols

  • General Warning. The general warning lab safety symbol consists of a black exclamation point in a yellow triangle.
  • Health Hazard.
  • Biohazard.
  • Harmful Irritant.
  • Poison/Toxic Material.
  • Corrosive Material Hazard.
  • Carcinogen Hazard.
  • Explosive Hazard.

What are the safety rules in laboratory?

General Laboratory Safety Rules

  • Know locations of laboratory safety showers, eyewashstations, and fire extinguishers.
  • Know emergency exit routes.
  • Avoid skin and eye contact with all chemicals.
  • Minimize all chemical exposures.
  • No horseplay will be tolerated.
  • Assume that all chemicals of unknown toxicity are highly toxic.

Are beverages allowed in the lab?

Cups, water bottles and other food and beverage items are not allowed in laboratories. Food and liquids used for research that are stored in the laboratory must be labeled “Not for human consumption”.

In which circumstance is food or beverage allowed in the laboratory?

In which circumstance is food and/or beverage allowed in the laboratory? never. Food and beverages are NEVER allowed in the laboratory.

What is the OSHA lab Standard?

The OSHA Lab Standard (29CFR1910. 1450) applies to any and all employers engaged in laboratory use of hazardous chemicals. The purpose is to provide employees a workplace free from recognized hazards. If covered, employers must meet certain requirements.

Why are laboratory signs important?

It helps protect anyone and everyone that comes into your lab. Signs may show that a material is easily flammable, dangerous to touch the skin, causes irritation, is dangerous to breathe, and many more hazards. Using signs alerts people to these hazards.

Which of the following are acceptable things to do in the lab?

Lab safety rules: 5 things you need to remember when working in a lab

  • Dress appropriately.
  • Keep a tidy lab.
  • Know your lab safety symbols.
  • Handle chemical spills properly.
  • Know your safety equipment.
  • Test your skills in our Lab Safety simulation.