Handling chemicals safely

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• 7 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
• 1 practice task with hints and worked answers
• A quiz that marks itself as you go
• Your progress kept across every subject you take

Other lessons in this sub-strand

1. Why laboratory safety matters
2. The Kenyan school laboratory
3. Types of laboratory hazards
4. Flammable and corrosive symbols
5. Toxic, carcinogenic and radioactive symbols
6. Personal protective equipment
7. Conduct and safety measures
8. Fire in the laboratory
9. Handling chemicals safely
10. Handling glassware safely
11. Burns and scalds: causes and first aid
12. Cuts: causes and first aid
13. Ingestion and inhalation of harmful substances
14. First aid kit, reporting and a healthy lab