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Science Safety: No Game of Chance! Safe Science for PreK-12 For more information contact: Marsha Winegarner 800/471-8276 [email protected]

Science Safety: No Game of Chance! Safe Science for PreK-12 For more information contact: Marsha Winegarner 800/471-8276 [email protected]

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Science Safety:No Game of Chance!

Safe Science for

PreK-12For more information contact:

Marsha Winegarner

800/471-8276

[email protected]

Safe Science

and

The Law

1006.063 Eye-protective devices required in certain laboratory courses.--

(1) Eye-protective devices shall be worn by students, teachers, and

visitors in courses including, but not limited to, chemistry, physics,

or chemical-physical laboratories, at any time at which the individual

is engaged in or observing an activity or the use of hazardous substances

likely to cause injury to the eyes.

“Personal protection devices which come in contact with the skin shall be sanitized after each

use” FL 6A-2.097

State Board Regulations found at:

http://www.firn.edu/doe/rules/6a-2.htm

http://www.fldoe.org/

Equipment & Signage

• Fire Extinguisher

• Fire Blanket

• Eye Wash facility

Dousing Showerwith

Floor Drain

Spill Kits or Bucket of Clean Sand

StorageChemical and Hazardous

Mechanical SystemsVentilation

The ventilation system should provide adequateair changes for scienc laboratory rooms where biological or chemical investigations are beingconducted.

Electrical Systems

•Fire Alarms and Heat/Smoke Detectors

•Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters

•Emergency Shut-Off Switches

Chemical Storage•Limited Student Access

•Well illuminated and well vented to the outside

•Kept at moderate temperature all year

•Clean and clear floor space

•Annual inventory

Checklist for Science Classrooms

Room Number

l. Fire Extinguisher2. Fire Blanket3. Gas Cut-Off (Present and labeled)4. Water Cut-Off (Present and labeled)

5. Electrical Cut-Off(Present and labeled)6. Dousing Shower7. Floor Drain8. Eye Wash Facility9. Room Ventilation Adequate10. Fume Hood11. Grounded Receptacles12. Ground Fault CircuitInterrupters Within 2’’ of Water13. No Flammable Storage14. Face Protection Meet Standards15. Face Protection in SufficientNumbers16. Face Protection Sanitized

Check List for Chemical Storage

Room Number

l. Ventilation2. Temperature3. Heat Detector4. Secured5. Well Illuminate6. Uncluttered Floor7. Chemical Inventory8. Purged Annually9. Chemicals Grouped Correctly10. Labels on Chemical Containers11. Flammables Cabinet12. Spill Protection13. No Explosives14. No Carcinogens

Stored chemicals must have specific information on the label.

1. The chemical name2. The supplier’s name3. The date of purchase or mix4. The concentration5. The associated hazards pertinent to the chemical

“Each space equipped with unprotected gas valves accessible to students has an approved master cut-off readily accessible to the instructor”

FL 6A/2.097 (10)

NFPA Labels or similar system shall be adopted and implemented.

FL 6A-2.078

4 Danger

3 Warning

2 Warning

1 Caution

0 No unusual hazard

Special = corrosive, alkali, acid, oxidzer

Some chemical are not allowed:

benzoyl peroxide

carbon disulfide

phosphorus

di-isopropyl ether

ethyl ether

potassium chlorate

picric acid

perchloric acid

potassium metal

Some chemicals are not allowedarsenic compoundsacrylonitriel

asbestos, benzene

bensidine, cadmium compounds

chloroform

chromium compounds

ethylene oxide

nickle powder

ortho-toluidine

Highly Toxic SubstancesAdrenalineBarium HydroxideChlorineColchicineMercury and Hg I & II saltsNicotineOsmium TetroxideCyanidesCadmium compoundsChromium compounds

Lethal dose

50 mg/kg

or less

The Teacher’s Responsibility to Use Due Care

• The Duty of Instruct• The Duty to Supervise• The Duty to Properly Maintain

Equipment and Surroundings

The Duty to Instruct

FORESEEABILITY - Instruct students in problems that can be reasonably foreseen.

STANDARD OF CARE - Conform to standards established by the profession.

The Duty to Supervise

DEGREE OF SUPERVISION is commensurate with potential danger

STANDARD OF CARE - Conform to the Standards Established by the Profession (www.nsta.org)

The Duty to Maintain Equipment and Surroundings

KNOWLEDGE OF LAWS AND RULES

STANDARD OF CARE - Conform to the Standards Established by the Profession

Safety is an Attempt to Minimize the Risk of Harm

• The law only requires that a person is reasonable

• “Reasonable” is exercise of good common sense

• Negligence is conduct that falls below a standard established by law or by the profession

• Negligence is habitually being guilty of neglect

• Negligence is lacking in due care or concern

• Negligence is being extremely careless

In Case of Emergency

Fire-Police-Ambulance 9-1-1Poison Center 1-800-222-1222

1003.47

Biological experiments on living subjects.--

Science Safety Websites

• http://www.flinnsci.com/homepage/snindex.html

• http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/ks4/docs/support/scisafe/

• http://membership.acs.org/c/ccs/pub_1.htm

• http://csss.enc.org/media/scisafe.pdf

• http://www.detnews.com/2000/schools/0009/27/a01-126325.htm

• http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/6e.html

You Can Continue To Do It!Teach Science Safely

with Joy, Enthusiasm,Knowledge and Help from others who care.