2.0 GENERAL LABORATORY RULES

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ü  All Laboratory Students, Assistants, Faculty, and Staff must abide by the following safety rules when using the Physics Laboratory. This list may be modified as deemed appropriate for specific situations.

ü  Follow directions carefully when using any laboratory apparatus to prevent personal injury and damage to the apparatus.

ü  The instructions on all warning signs must be read and obeyed.

ü  Wear safety goggles for laboratory activities such as projectile motion, centripetal force, and other labs that involve rapid motion or acceleration of any kind. The goggles are provided by the department and each person in the lab must wear them.

ü   Long hair and loose items of jewelry or clothing MUST be secured during work with rotating machinery.

ü   Each student MUST know the use and location of all first aid and emergency equipment in the laboratories and storage areas.

ü   Each student must know the emergency telephone numbers to summon the fire fighters, police, emergency medical service or other emergency response services.

ü  Each student must be familiar with all elements of fire safety: alarm, evacuation and assembly, fire containment and suppression, rescue and facilities evaluation.

ü   NEVER aim or fire a projectile motion device at a person.

ü  Keep hands clear of any fan blades, moving parts, or projectile launchers (other than to pull the trigger).

ü  Laboratory walkways and exits must remain clear at all times.

ü  Glassware breakage and malfunctioning instrument or equipment should be reported to the Teaching Assistant or Laboratory Specialist. It is best to allow the Teaching Assistant or Laboratory Specialist to clean up any broken glass.

ü  All accidents and injuries MUST be reported to the Laboratory Specialist or Faculty teaching affected lab section. An Accident Report MUST be completed as soon as possible after the event by the Laboratory Specialist.

ü  No tools, supplies, or other equipment may be tossed from one person to another; carefully hand the item to the recipient.

ü  Casual visitors to the laboratory are to be discouraged and MUST have permission from the Teaching Assistant, Faculty Instructor of the section in question, or Laboratory Specialist to enter. All visitors and invited guests MUST adhere to all laboratory safety rules. Adherence is the responsibility of the person visited.

ü  No open-toed shoes are allowed in the laboratory (lab assistants and professor included), as weights or other objects may accidentally drop on people‘s feet; ordinary footware provides a measure of protection from such instances.

ü  Location of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment):

ü  Safety goggles are staged in the back in the drawer marked ―goggles

ü  A first aid kit is available near the sink at the front of the lab

ü  All Laboratory Students, Assistants, Faculty, and Staff must abide by the following safety rules when using the Physics Laboratory. This list may be modified as deemed appropriate for specific situations.

ü  Follow directions carefully when using any laboratory apparatus to prevent personal injury and damage to the apparatus.

ü  The instructions on all warning signs must be read and obeyed.

ü  Wear safety goggles for laboratory activities such as projectile motion, centripetal force, and other labs that involve rapid motion or acceleration of any kind. The goggles are provided by the department and each person in the lab must wear them.

ü  Long hair and loose items of jewelry or clothing MUST be secured during work with rotating machinery.

ü  Each student MUST know the use and location of all first aid and emergency equipment in the laboratories and storage areas.

ü  Each student must know the emergency telephone numbers to summon the fire fighters, police, emergency medical service or other emergency response services.

ü   Each student must be familiar with all elements of fire safety: alarm, evacuation and assembly, fire containment and suppression, rescue and facilities evaluation.

ü   NEVER aim or fire a projectile motion device at a person.

ü  Keep hands clear of any fan blades, moving parts, or projectile launchers (other than to pull the trigger).

ü   Laboratory walkways and exits must remain clear at all times.

ü   Glassware breakage and malfunctioning instrument or equipment should be reported to the Teaching Assistant or Laboratory Specialist. It is best to allow the Teaching Assistant or Laboratory Specialist to clean up any broken glass.

ü  All accidents and injuries MUST be reported to the Laboratory Specialist or Faculty teaching affected lab section. An Accident Report MUST be completed as soon as possible after the event by the Laboratory Specialist.

ü   No tools, supplies, or other equipment may be tossed from one person to another; carefully hand the item to the recipient.

ü  Casual visitors to the laboratory are to be discouraged and MUST have permission from the Teaching Assistant, Faculty Instructor of the section in question, or Laboratory Specialist to enter. All visitors and invited guests MUST adhere to all laboratory safety rules. Adherence is the responsibility of the person visited.

ü  No open-toed shoes are allowed in the laboratory (lab assistants and professor included), as weights or other objects may accidentally drop on people‘s feet; ordinary footware provides a measure of protection from such instances.

Location of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) should be well known