Importance of Laboratory Safety

Laboratory safety is the consistent practice of following prescribed precautions against the corrosive, toxic, flammable, high-pressure, explosive, and microbial hazards found in a lab, treated as a habit rather than an occasional concern, since each worker is responsible for their own safety and that of colleagues around them.

 Laboratory Safety should come naturally and become your habit. Remember you are responsible for your own safety as well as safety of others working around you. A laboratory poses potential risks due to exposure to corrosive and toxic materials, flammable solvents, high pressure gases, explosive chemicals and dangerous microbes. A little care and adherence to prescribed safety guidelines will help avoid laboratory mishaps.

Laboratory hazards should not scare you as a laboratory career can be both challenging and exciting because you get an opportunity to explore the mysteries of atoms and molecules and study materials having different commercial applications.