Safety in the laboratory is of utmost importance and there will be no tolerance of safety infractions. Failure to follow safety rules will result in dismissal from the laboratory and a zero for the laboratory experiment in question. Safety is not just a personal matter. What you do in the laboratory may effect the safety of others as well as yourself. Besides the five items discussed below, students are expected to follow the general guidelines found in the LABORATORY SAFETY RULES handout.

1) Safety Glasses (or goggles) must be worn in the laboratory at all times we will working with organic solvents (the instructor will tell you and will provide you with them) Put your safety glass on before entering the laboratory and do not take them off until you exit the laboratory during those lab periods. Students will get one warning about wearing safety glasses-there are no second warnings. Safety glasses must be worn over prescription glasses and contacts may not be worn in the laboratory. While safety glasses are useful, they may not stop all exposure to your eyes. If you get any chemical in your eyes, immediately flush your eyes with water at an eyewash fountain for 10-15 minutes. Ask someone to notify the instructor if the instructor is not present.

2) Personal belongings (backpacks, books, etc...) other than a laboratory notebook are not allowed on the laboratory benches or in the aisles. Deposit all belongings under the worktable assigned to you as you enter the laboratory.

3) Food, drink, and smoking are never allowed in the laboratory. Do not put anything in the laboratory into your mouth, and a conscious effort should be made to avoid putting anything that has been in the laboratory into your mouth (pens and pencils are common examples) Always thoroughly wash your hands before leaving the laboratory. In case of accidental contact with chemicals in the laboratory, immediately wash thoroughly with water and give the name of the chemical to the instructor.

4) Wear sensible clothing to laboratory-your clothes are the first line of defense if a chemical spills onto you. Since most spills start at waist level and go down, no-one wearing shorts skirts or sandals may enter the laboratory. Probably the safer thing to do is to try to avoid skin contact and wash as soon as possible if contact occurs. If a chemical is spilled onto your clothes, try to dilute the chemical with water immediately. If the quantity is significant, do not hesitate to use the safety shower. If you feel any burning on your skin, remove the clothing while using the shower-there is no place for modesty in the face of a possible chemical burn. Any contaminated clothing should be laundered separately before reuse or be disposed of if there is any doubt that the chemical can be removed.

5) The laboratory is a serious environment and there is no room for horseplay or joking around. Any inappropriate behavior will result in the student(s) being dismissed from the laboratory.