Safety Unit Review Sheet
Sources for ACTIVE Studying 1.1 Safety in the Science Classroom BC Science 9 textbook p. 8-15 Safety Checking Concepts questions in BC Science 9 textbook p. 15 WHMIS
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Knowledge *Be able to recognize hazardous situations given a description or an illustration. *Describe how to handle a dangerous situation. *Describe safe procedures for handling chemicals (ie diluting acids), heating up a test tube, working with hot plates, turning on a Bunsen burner and cutting materials. *Describe basic first aid and safety procedures in case of an accident. *Recognize WHMIS symbols and be able to describe what they mean. *Categorize various examples of material with the appropriate WHMIS symbol(s) *Recognize International Safety Symbols and be able to describe different levels of hazard according to border shape. Skills *Practice mature and safe procedures during experiments in the laboratory. *Be aware of the locations of various safety equipment in the laboratory & how or when to use them. Vocabulary WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System): WHMIS labels, Compressed Gas, Flammable and Combustible Materials, Oxidizing Materials, Poisonous and Infectious Material, Materials Causing Other Toxic Effects, Biohazardous Infectious Material, Corrosive Material, Dangerously Reactive Material International Safety Symbols: Danger Poison, Warning Poison, Caution Poison, Danger Flammable, Warning Flammable, Caution Flammable, Danger Explosive, Caution Explosive, Danger Corrosive, Warning Corrosive, Caution Corrosive Safety Equipment: Goggles, Aprons, Wafting, Materials , Fire Extinguishers, Body/Eyewash Stations, Emergency Gas Shutoff button, Broken glass bin, dustpan & brush, Sand bin, Fume Hood, Fire blankets