Place broken glass into the specially marked bins. Drain all harmless chemicals in solution into the sink followed by plenty of running water. Pour organic waste solutions into the specially labelled container in the fume cupboard. Pour toxic inorganic waste solutions into the specially labelled container in the fume cupboard. Discard and any other solid waste into the bin Ensure that matches are extinguished before disposing of them in this way. Shut off all gas and water lines when not in use. FIGURE 1: APPARATUS THAT YOU WILL BE USING IN THE LABORATORY MANAGING YOUR TIME DURING THE PRACTICAL It is recommended that you arrange your workbench according to the diagram below. Keeping your workspace organised and free of clutter will save you time and frustration, and contributes greatly to laboratory safety. USED APPARATUS SOLUTIONS AND AND DIRTY DRY CHEMICALS GLASSWARE PAPERWORK (PRAC MANUAL, EXPERIMENTAL CLEAN REPORT SHEET SET-UP GLASSWARE AND FLOW DIAGRAM) When collecting chemicals: Choose the size of your container according to the volume of chemical that you will be collecting, for instance: for 100 cm3 of solution, use a 250 cm3 beaker and for 10 cm3 use a test tube. Before collecting chemicals and/or solutions from the dispensary, mark each container with the name or formula of the chemical to be collected. This will prevent any mix-ups later on. Use a small notebook for jotting down masses, measurements and observations. Writing these bits of information on slips of scrap paper that can easily be lost is not only
Place broken glass into the specially marked bins. Drain all harmless chemicals in solution into the sink followed by plenty of running water. Pour organic waste solutions into the specially labelled container in the fume cupboard. Pour toxic inorganic waste solutions into the specially labelled container in the fume cupboard. Discard and any other solid waste into the bin Ensure that matches are extinguished before disposing of them in this way. Shut off all gas and water lines when not in use. FIGURE 1: APPARATUS THAT YOU WILL BE USING IN THE LABORATORY MANAGING YOUR TIME DURING THE PRACTICAL It is recommended that you arrange your workbench according to the diagram below. Keeping your workspace organised and free of clutter will save you time and frustration, and contributes greatly to laboratory safety. USED APPARATUS AND DIRTY GLASSWARE SOLUTIONS AND DRY CHEMICALS PAPERWORK (PRAC MANUAL, REPORT SHEET AND FLOW DIAGRAM) EXPERIMENTAL SET-UP CLEAN GLASSWARE When collecting chemicals: Choose the size of your container according to the volume of chemical that you will be collecting, for instance: for 100 cm3 of solution, use a 250 cm3 beaker and for 10 cm3 use a test tube. Before collecting chemicals and/or solutions from the dispensary, mark each container with the name or formula of the chemical to be collected. This will prevent any mix-ups later on. Use a small notebook for jotting down masses, measurements and observations. Writing these bits of information on slips of scrap paper that can easily be lost is not only
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