2.1 Lab Safety

here are some important things to go over on safety

WHMIS

All containers in the chemical storage area in your science classroom, if you are in a school, have Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) symbols. This system is used across Canada in every workplace that uses chemicals. Each chemical comes with an information sheet that gives all the known data on its toxic effects and other hazards.

Look at the following WHMIS symbols. Make sure you can recall the symbol with its meaning.

gas Compressed Gas
combustible Flammable and Combustible Material
corrosive material Corrosive Material
oxidizing Oxidizing Material
reactive Dangerously Reactive Material
other Poisonous and Infectious Material Causing Other Toxic Effects
immediate Poisonous and Infectious Material Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects
bio Biohazardous Infectious Material