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STUDENT LABORATORY PRACTICES AND RESPONSIBILITES </h1>
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<li>Laboratory safety is everybody's responsibility. As a student in the chemistry lab you are responsible for understanding and following the guidelines below.</li>
<li>Failure to do so may result in a reduction in your laboratory grade.</li>
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GENERAL PRACTICES:</h2>
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<li>Plan and conduct lab experiments in accordance to established directions and SAFE PRACTICES.</li>
<li>Report unsafe practices, conditions and injuries to instructor or department chair.</li>
<li>Maintain awareness of current safety or environmental practices.</li>
<li>Exercise reasonable neatness as one of the best ways to avoid accidents and injuries.</li>
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SAFE PRACTICES IN THE LABORATORY:</h2>
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<li>Know location of exits, fire extinguishers, fire blanket, fire alarm, safety shower, eye-wash stations and broken glass container in the laboratory.</li>
<li>Wear eye protection whenever working with flames, concentrated acids and bases or instructed by the instructor.</li>
<li>Restrain long hair, loose clothing and dangling jewelry.</li>
<li>Shoes must be worn at all times.</li>
<li>Clean your work station at end of laboratory from spilled chemicals, used matches, and other debris.</li>
<li>Close reagent bottles after use, and wipe bottles clean if spill occurs.</li>
<li>Clean up spilled chemicals immediately, using appropriate procedure.</li>
<li>Keep containers of flammable liquids away from open flames.</li>
<li>No eating, drinking, smoking or applying cosmetics in the laboratory.</li>
<li>Do not perform unauthorized experiments, or use equipment without instructions.</li>
<li>Do not return unused chemicals to the stock bottle. Share excess chemicals with other students or disposed of properly.</li>
<li>Never leave heat sources such as hot plate or Bunsen burner unattended.</li>
<li>Do not pipette by mouth. Use mechanical pipetting devices.</li>
<li>Never work alone in the laboratory.</li>
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<h2 type="section" data-unnumbered="true" id="incidents%3A" class="section-title">
INCIDENTS:</h2>
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<li>Report all spills and accidents, no matter how minor, to the instructor immediately.</li>
<li>Wash your hands immediately and thoroughly if they come in direct contact with chemicals.</li>
<li>In case of a chemical spill, use the emergency spill kit to contain and neutralize the substance.</li>
<li>In case of broken glassware, do not touch the broken glassware with your bare hands. Always use a broom and dust pan and discard them in designated broken glass container.</li>
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Upon Completion of Your Laboratory Experiments:</h2>
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<li>Return all items to their proper locations. These items may include ring stands, clamp rings, wire gauzes, matches, etc. Nothing should be left on the laboratory counter top.</li>
<li>Dispose of all used chemicals according to the instructions provided by your instructor.</li>
<li>Shut off all gas, water and vacuum fixtures.</li>
<li>Return all reagent bottles and sample vials to the instructor bench.</li>
<li>Clean up workstation from spilled chemicals, used matches and other debris.</li>
<li>Secure locker on your station.</li>
<li>Wash hands thoroughly before leaving laboratory.</li>
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STUDENT SAFETY CONTRACT</h2>
<h2 type="section" data-unnumbered="true" id="los-angeles-mission-college" class="section-title">
Los Angeles Mission College</h2>
<div>I, <span class="math-inline ">
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<div>Student Signature</div>
<div>Course No.</div>
<div>Course Instructor</div>
<div>Date</div>

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