RULES & SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS
• NEVER enter the lab unless a
teacher is present.
• DO NOT eat, drink or taste any
chemicals.
• Always FOLLOW the teacher’s
instructions.
• NEVER touch chemicals with your
bare hands. Use a SPATULA.
• READ the label on a reagent bottle
before using its content.
• TURN OFF the Bunsen burner after
use.
• Do NOT pour back any unused
 RULES & SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS
• DO NOT THROW solid wastes into
the sink.
• WASH & KEEP all apparatus after
use.
• DO NOT RUN or PLAY in the
laboratory.
• DO NOT TEST anything without the
teacher’s permission.
• REPORT any breakages to the
teacher.
• KEEP the bench clean & tidy.
 PLEASE PAY
ATTENTION TO YOUR
TEACHER!!!
EXPLOSIVE
• Easily explodes
when mixed with
other substances.

• Examples :
sodium,
potassium,
concentrated
acids & alkalis.
FLAMMABLE/ INFLAMMABLE
• Easily cathes
fire & burn.

• Examples :
organic solvents
(ethanol, petrol
& kerosene)
Toxic/ poisonous
• Causes death or
harm to the body if
absorbed through
the skin, swallowed
or inhaled.

• Examples : mercury,
chloroform, lead,
benzene, bromide,
sodium cyanide,
hyrogen sulphide.
corrosive
• Causes damages to
the skin or eyes
upon contact.

• Examples :
concentrated
acids & alkalis,
bromine, hydrogen
peroxide.
Irritant/ harmful

• irritates (causes
itch & rashes)
skin, eyes &
respiratory
system.

• Examples : ammonia
solution,
chloroform, dilute
acids & alkalis.
radioactive
• Give out
radiation that
can cause cancer
or destroy body
tissues.

• Examples :
uranium, plutonium,
radium.