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Safetysheet Fruitflies 1
Safetysheet Fruitflies 1
Safetysheet Fruitflies 1
TheIllinoisJuniorAcademyofScience
Possiblehazards
Precautionstakentodealwitheachhazard
ContactwiththeBPSchemicaltotheeyes,nose,andmouth Wearglovesandgogglestoprotecteyesandskinfrom
canleadtoirritation,poisoning,andtroublebreathing.
contact.KeepBPSchemicalwithincontainertopreventthe
Contactwithskincanleadtoirritation.
spreadofthepowderindustform.Wearafacemasktoprevent
ingestionorbreathinginthepowder.
Thepassingofhumangermstoallgroupsoffruitfly
Glovesmustbewornwhentouching,handling,ortransferring
specimen.
thespecimenfromoneculturetubetothenext.
EscapeofnormalfruitfliesandtheFMR1insertedfruitflies Makesuretokeepthecapsoftheallculturetubesfirmly
intotheenvironment.
closedatalltimes.Whentransferringthefruitfliesintoanother
tube,makecertainthatallspecimenareanesthetizedbefore
transferencetakesplace.
Fruitfliesmaydiefromfoulingofthefoodsourceorfrom Onaweeklybasis,transferthefruitfliesintoanewculture
anintenseanesthetizingagent.
tubewithafreshfoodsource.Makesuretokeepthefruitflies
inthefreezerforonly12minutes.Makesuretotilttheculture
tubesontothesidebeforeanesthetizingthefruitfliesto
preventspecimenfromdrowninginthefoodsource.
Specificsafetypracticesrelatedtomaterialsrequiringendorsementsheetsshouldbedetailedonthespecific
endorsementsheetandnotincludedonthissafetysheet.
Pleasecheckoffanyotherpossibleendorsementsneeded.Includethesedocumentsinyourpaperandonyourboard.
_____HumansasTestSubjectsforanyprojectsinvolvinghumansincludingsurveyadministration
_____Microorganismsforanyprojectsinvolvingbacteria,viruses,yeasts,fungiorprotazoa
_____NonHumanVertebratesforanyprojectsinvolvingfish,amphibians,reptiles,birdsormammals
_____TissueCultureforanyprojectsinvolvinggrowingeukaryotictissuesorcellcultures
_____LetterfrominstitutionwhereresearchwasdoneorIJASSRC,ifanexceptiontotheIJASruleshasbeengranted
SIGNED
AroobaLodhi
StudentExhibitor(s)
SIGNED
ChristineCamel
Sponsor*
*Asasponsor,Iassumeallresponsibilitiesrelatedtothisproject.