Chemistry for Health Sciences

Two credits
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health
Sciences
Objective:

Introduce the students to lab safety, regulations, and lab

equipment's

Procedure:

Check the following Safety Symbols, Rules and Laboratory

Equipment's
A) SAFETY SYMBOLS

Electrical Hazard Combustible Materials Corrosive Materials

Toxic Chemical Environment Hazard Radioactive Sign

Explosive Materials Sign Flammable Sign Biohazard Sign

B) SAFETY RULES

Safe Lab Conduct:

Rule 1: Always wear a lab coat and closed-toed shoes when

inside the lab.
Rule 2: Must wear safety glasses and latex gloves.
Rule 3: Never fool around or joke during the lab session and
never eat or drink from any laboratory glassware.
Rule 4: Never point the test tube towards your partner or
yourself. Never look down a test tube to check the contents.
A test tube is made of glass, you can see the contents!
Rule 5: Never touch, taste, or smell, any chemicals in the
laboratory without the teacher’s permission. Smell
chemicals only when I tell you it is safe to take a tiny
whiff.
Rule 6: Keep all lids to chemicals closed and properly
dispose of chemicals as instructed by your instructor.
Rule 7: Take extra precaution when handling strong acids
or strong bases and never pour water into a concentrated
acid, pour the acid into the water.
Rule 8: When an acid, base or any other material is spilled
on your clothes or skin, wash with plenty of water.
Rule 9: Always read the material safety data sheet
(MSDS) of any chemical that you never used before.
It tells you about the properties, risks, proper way of
handling, storage.
These sheets can be found on the web (Sigma-Aldrich
website for example)
Rule 10: At the end of Laboratory activity clean the
glassware you have used during your experiment and
return them to their locations, unplug and store properly
any electrical device and finally wash your hands before
you leave.
Disposing of chemicals
First Aid:

1. Report immediately all accidents to the teacher.

2. Apply direct pressure to any severe cuts to stop the

bleeding.

3. Know the location of the first aid kit.

Fire or Chemical spills:

1. In case of fire immediately notify the instructor

2. Always keep a mental note of all the exit signs in the lab.

Group Work:

A group of 3 to 5 students will be performing the same

experiment in a group. Please make sure that all members of
the group are present during the lab session. I will not
tolerate late comers.
Each member of your group will fill up an independent lab
report and submit it to your instructor at the end of the lab
session.
Beaker Erlenmer flask Graduated cylinder Test tube