Laboratory Safety Information at ILPI

Your paramount concern in the laboratory should always be safety. Reading and understanding the following material is critical to a safe and enjoyable laboratory experience. We have made these short readings available on a variety of topics and may add more as demand dictates.

Laboratory Safety Readings

• Chemical demonstration safety including critically important information about the use of flammable liquids such as methanol.
• Before working with any chemical, you should always read and understand the appropriate Safety Data Sheet.
• Working with mercury in the laboratory.
• When working with ethers in the laboratory you need to watch out for peroxide formation.
• The use of fire extinguishers in the laboratory.
• What can happen when you don't follow follow safety rules. With aftermath photos as well as common sense tips for lab safety.
• Read about the safety considerations of working with a high vacuum or Schlenk line.

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