Name:___________________

Date:___________________
Science Sizzle

Safety in the Science Classroom

Safety Rules & Procedures

¤ WHEN do we follow safety rules and procedures?

 ____________________________________________________________

¤ WHY do we follow them?

 ____________________________________________________________

What are the Safety Rules & Procedures? Here are a few:

1. Wear ______________________________________ when near chemicals or open

flame.

2. Be very careful around _________________________________________________.

3. Do NOT _____________________________________________________________.

4. Tie back ___________________________ and roll up ________________________.

5. ____________________________________________________________________

6. Never pour liquids from a ________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________.

7. Position all equipment __________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________.

8. Do NOT ever bring _____________________________________________________

into the lab.

9. Report all _______________________________________ immediately to the

teacher; clean up _____________________________________________________.

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 Name:___________________
Date:___________________

Important Symbols
¤ There are _________________________ that are used to tell us ____________

__________________________________________________________________.

¤ Safety hazard symbols tell us two things:

1. The type of hazard:

____________ _____________ ______________ ______________

2. The degree of the hazard:

______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________

WHMIS
¤ Stands for the _____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

¤ This is another important system for ___________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

¤ It was specifically designed to ________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

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 Name:___________________
Date:___________________

¤ The main WHMIS symbols are:

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

Jobs where WHMIS is very important:

¤ Lifeguard: must work with: chlorine gas, granular chlorine, sodium trisulfate, sodium
bicarbonate, diatamaechous earth
¤ Mechanic: must work with: gasoline, oil, antifreeze, strong cleaning
agents/degreasers, hydraulic oil is extremely flammable, must also dispose of
chemicals properly
¤ Food Service Industry: must work with cleaning agents
¤ Power Engineer: must work with antifreeze, ammonia, sulphur-based by-products,
liquid nitrogen
¤ Safety Inspector
¤ Fire Fighters: must be able to detect dangerous situations involving highly combustible
and explosive propellants
¤ Forestry: must work with pesticides, herbicides
¤ Truck Drivers: transport dangerous substances

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