Laboratory Safety

BME Laboratory Safety Training Videos List

I. Required

1. HAZWOPER Electrical Safety Training 

Duration: 20:47
Summary of the main points:

  • Learn the electrical hazards
  • Know the electrical shock
  • Learn how to prevent the electrical shock

2. Hand and Power Tool Safety Training

Duration: 16:06
Summary of the main points:

  • Know how to use the hand tool safely
  • Know how to maintain the hand tool
  • Learn how to use the PPE

3. Orientation to Laboratory Safety 

Duration: 11:55
Summary of the main points:

  • Know your materials and their SDSs
  • Read your chemical hygiene plan
  • Utilize personal protective equipment
  • Check all of your equipment
  • Keep the work area clean
  • Know what to do in an emergency

4. Preventing Contamination in the Lab 

Duration: 10:20
Summary of the main points: 

  • Know what material you work with
  • Wear personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • Use engineering controls
  • Maintain good housekeeping practices
  • Work carefully

5. Safety Showers and Eyewashes in the Laboratory 

Duration: 8:36
Summary of the main points: 

  • Know your safety shower and eyewash locations
  • Keep routes to showers and eyewashes clear
  • Know steps to take in an emergency
  • Get immediate medical attention

6. GHS Safety Data Sheets in the Laboratory 

Duration: 17:09
Summary of the main points: 

  • SDS’s provide chemical information
  • SDS’s are much link MSDS’s
  • Some SDS information appear on labels
  • Include 16 sections:
    + Section 1: Chemical product and company identification
    + Section 2: Hazards indenfication
    + Section 3: Composition/information on ingredients
    + Section 4: First aid measures
    + Section 5: Firefighting measures
    + Section 6: Accidental release measures
    + Section 7: Handling and storage
    + Section 8: Exposure controls personal protection
    + Section 9: Physical and chemical properties
    + Section 10: Stability and reactivity
    + Section 11: Toxicological information
    + Section 12: Ecological information
    + Section 13: Disposal considerations
    + Section 14: Transport information
    + Section 15: Regulatory information
    + Section 16: Other information

II. Optional

1. How To Use A Chemical or Laboratory Hood

Duration: 14:45
Summary of the main points: