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Flinn Safety Course

Flinn Scientific is committed to the safety of you and your students while in your academic lab. There are more than 150 possible resources to help reinforce this crucial element to your students.

About the Flinn Lab Safety Course for Students and Undergrads

Give Flinn’s new, online laboratory safety course for students a try! Safety can be a challenging topic to teach. Use Flinn’s online course for students as an introduction to the fundamentals of lab safety.

About the Flinn Lab Safety Course for Undergraduates

Safety can be a challenging topic to teach, and many chemists do not receive safety training as undergraduate and graduate students and are not as comfortable tackling the subject. Give Flinn’s new, online laboratory safety course for undergraduates a try!

General Principles

General Principles explains that prevention is less expensive than litigation. It is up to the teacher to do everything possible to prevent science classroom accidents.

How to Get Action--Developing a 3-Year Plan Middle School Lab Safety

How to Get Action - Developing a 3-Year Plan explains to the administration exactly what needs to be done to improve safety. It is not enough to identify problems--you must present solutions!

FAQ--Administration Won't Address Safety Concerns

FAQ: Administration Won't Address Safety Concerns discusses how the administration is more likely to address safety concerns when presented with well-organized, thoughtful facts.

Licensed Hazardous Waste Disposal Middle School Lab Safety

Licensed Hazardous Waste Disposal explains that hazardous waste disposal companies should be EPA certified, provide reliable references, and give detailed and specific cost estimates ahead of time.

How to Store your Chemicals by Flinn Compatible Families Middle School Lab Safety

Chemical Storage - Storing Chemicals by Compatible Families discusses how to store your chemicals in your chemical storage area.

Chemical Treatment and Disposal Options Middle School Lab Safety

Chemical Treatment and Disposal Options discusses STET legal RCRA requirements and how to identify hazardous waste, treat chemicals in the laboratory, and reduce the overall amount of hazardous waste.

Chemical Storeroom Ventilation Middle School Lab Safety

Chemical Storeroom Ventilation discusses how and why chemical storerooms should be properly ventilated.

Safety and Design of the Chemical Storeroom Middle School Lab Safety

Safety and Design of the Chemical Storeroom discusses how to property design a chemical storeroom and the necessary safety resources that should be in the storeroom.

School Laboratory Chemical Spill Control Middle School Lab Safety

Chemical Spill Control discusses the types of chemical spill control that should be in the school laboratory and how to put together a chemical control spill kit.

Dispensing Chemicals and Acid Safety Middle School Lab Safety

Dispensing Chemicals and Acid Safety discusses how chemicals should be stored and dispensed.

Classroom Chemical Storage and Security Middle School Lab Safety

Classroom Chemical Storage and Security makes it very clear that chemicals must be stored under lock and key--there are no exceptions to this rule.

Chemical Purchasing Guidelines Middle School Lab Safety

Chemical Purchasing Guidelines discusses the five simple questions you should ask yourself before purchasing a chemical.

Glassware Safety Middle School Lab Safety

Glassware Safety discusses how it is important to be aware of standard safety precautions that should be taken when using, heating, or handling glassware.

Life Science Lab Safety

Life Science Lab Safety discusses the proper procedures, instruments, and safe methods for the biology lab.

Safety Guidelines for Chemical Demonstraions Middle School Lab Safety

Safety Guidelines for Chemical Demonstrations discusses the 12 safety guidelines for chemical demonstrations provided by the American Chemical Society.

How To Conduct a Safe Lab Activity Middle School Lab Safety

How to Conduct a Safe Lab Activity discusses how teachers need to make sure students understand the common language of chemistry warnings. Teach this language using demonstrations.

The Duty to Supervise--Classroom Management Tips Middle School Lab Safety

The Duty to Supervise - Classroom Management Tips offers solutions for common classroom management issues so teachers can fulfill their duty of supervision.

FAQ--Lack of Proper Safety Equipment Middle School Lab Safety

FAQ: Lack of Proper Safety Equipment discusses how a teacher may be found liable if the proper safety equipment is not provided for an activity in the laboratory or regular classroom.

Safety Showers Middle School Lab Safety

Safety Showers discusses the different types of safety showers and how to use them.

Eyewash Requirements Middle School Lab Safety

Eyewash Requirements discusses the different types of eyewashes, where they must be installed, how they must work to be effective and how to use them.

Fire Extinguisher Basics for the Middle School Laboratory

Fire Extinguisher Basics and Training discusses the different types of fire extinguishers, what the best kind is and how to use them.

Fire Blanket Use in the Middle School Laboratory

Fire Blankets discusses how a fire blanket is a great safety aid for a multiple uses.

Electrical Safety Middle School Lab Safety

Electrical Safety discusses the safety precautions that apply to outlets, cords, and other electrical equipment.

Master Utility Controls Middle School Lab Safety

Master Utility Controls discusses that it is important to know how the water, electric, and gas shutoffs work in the laboratory.

The Duty of Care to Provide and Maintain Safe Laboratory Facilities Middle School Lab Safety

The Duty of Care to Provide and Maintain Safe Laboratory Facilities discusses that the duty to provide a safe learning environment requires that teachers, administration, students, and parents work together.

Aprons, Gloves and other PPE Middle School Lab Safety

Aprons, Gloves and other PPE discusses how in addition to goggles, students and teachers must wear the necessary personal protective equipment in order to avoid exposure to laboratory chemicals.

Goggle Safety Middle School Lab Safety

Goggle Safety discusses how proper eye protection that is suitable for a given activity should be worn in the laboratory at all times. This basic rule must be strictly enforced by the instructor.

FAQ--Applying the Principles of Toxicology Middle School Lab Safety

FAQ - Applying the Principles of Toxicology discusses how to protect yourself against toxic chemicals and the steps regulatory agencies take to protect end users.

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