Objectives : After studying this unit, you should be able to:

1.   List the obligations of the teachers and the Head of the institution towards

2.   Safe working conditions in a laboratory,

3.   State the need for wearing the appropriate protective clothing in a laboratory,

4.   Recognize the necessity for personal code of behaviour in a laboratory,

5.   Explain the hazards of storing and consuming food or drink and smoking in a laboratory,

6.   State the methods of disposal of waste materials in a laboratory,

7.   Discuss the check-in and shut-down sequences in a laboratory, and

8.   Explain the method of lifting objects in a laboratory.