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The Proper Way to Use a Laboratory Balance






















Laboratory Chemical Safety

The Proper Way to Use a Laboratory Balance
The purpose of a laboratory balance is to measure the mass of an object. The mass of an object is different from the weight because mass does not change when forces around it change. Weight, the measure of the gravitational pull on an object, can change as

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Safety should always be a concern to everyone in any endeavor or thing that they do. Whether one is working or having fun, safety should never be something that is taken for granted or not paid attention to. The reason for this is when safety stops being a concern, serious accidents can happen. Sadly, many accidents that could have been avoided were not avoided because there was a decided lack in concern for safety.

Laboratory chemical safety is probably one of the least appreciated skills to bestow upon people. When it comes to working in a laboratory, the people who are working in the lab will have a tendency to become caught up with their own work and their own duties and not see the entire picture. That entire picture includes the proper execution of laboratory chemical safety.

On a baseline level, proper laboratory chemical safety should begin with a sense of awareness to one’s surroundings. That is, one needs to be very sure where one is at any given moment. Bumping in to people or objects can lead to spills or other minor calamities. These minor calamities can also turn into major calamities as they get out of control. A fire that is started because one knocked over a flammable liquid near a burner is a perfect example of this.

To maintain proper laboratory chemical safety, it would be best to have one person designated the ‘eyes’ of the lab and to be on the lookout for possible breaches of safety. This does not mean that this person acts as a disciplinarian, but rather simply looks out for any possible laboratory chemical safety breaches or violations. In doing this, there can be a great reduction in the number of accidents or problems that can occur. This, in and of itself, can make the lab a much easier place to work.



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