Lab Equipment Notes by Isaiah Spaeth https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p By: Isaiah Spaeth en-us 2021-08-27 12:32:31 UTC 2021-08-30 15:14:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Lab Rules 1-5 ispaeth231 https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700694420
  • No pushing, shoving, horseplay in the lab
  • Follow all written and verbal instructions
  • No eating or drinking in the lab
  • Do not touch anything in the lab until given instructions to do so 
  • Use MSDS’s

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  • Use safety equipment properly (showers, eyewash, blanket, etc) 
  • Never work in the lab alone or unsupervised 
  • Do not disturb other lab groups
  • Consult your doctor about medical conditions (ex. Contacts, allergies, pregnancy, asthma) before participating in labs
  • Wear all PPE

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  • Tie back long hair
  • Wear proper clothing (closed-toed shoes, non-baggy clothing, etc.)
  • Wash hands before you leave with soap and water
  • Report accidents immediately
  • Clean up lab station completely before leaving

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  • Waft odors
  • Hot beakers look just like cold beakers. Be careful! 
  • Never taste chemicals
  • Avoid using cracked or broken glassware
  • Keep reaction vessels away from your face
  • Never mouth pipette! Use a pipet pump or bulb

    • ]]>     2021-08-27 12:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700696898     Lab Equipment ispaeth231 https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700701745
  • Graduated Cylinder: A clear glass used to measure liquids
  • Test Tube Tongs: Tongs used to hold test tubes
  • Hot Pads: Used to protect hand from hot thing
  • Erlenmeyer flask: Use it to measure liquids.
  • Glass Stir Rod: Stirs things
  • Scoopula: A utensil used in chemistry labs primarily. 

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  • Test Tube: Tube used for lab experiments. 
  • Rubber Stoppers: A rubber stopper that goes on test tubes and other things.
  • Flint Striker: Used to start flames
  •  Table Top Balance: An electric scale
  • Pipet: Used to move liquid in an experiment

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  • Micro Pipet: Used to move a little amount of liquid
  • Test Tube Rack: Holds tests tube
  • Bunsen Burner: A gas burner
  • Test Tube Brush: A brush that cleans test tubes
  • Hot Plate with Magnetic Stirs: Heats up liquids and stirs it
  • Beaker: A cylinder glass used in labs.

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  • Inoculating Loop: A stick used to transport microorganisms. 
  • Microcentrifuge tube: Stores results of experiment
  • Autoclave: Heats stuff up and puts the air pressure up. 
  • Petri Dish: A small dish used in labs to test biology in things.
  • 96 well Plate: A tray used as many small test tubes.

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  • Centrifuge: Used to separate fluids.  
  • Vortex: Shakes things to mix.
  • Thermal Cycler: Uses heat to amplify DNA and RNA.
  • Gel Electrophoresis Chamber: Separates proteins
  • Multichannel Pipet: Does the same job as a pipet but puts it in multiple tubes, or other glassware. 

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  • Incubator: A machine used to set a temperature for something.
  • Water bath: Heats things up with water.
  • Parafilm: Used for sealing glassware in a lab.
  • Sharps Disposal: A container to put sharp objects from a lab after you are done. 
    • ]]>     2021-08-27 12:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700707101     Techniques ispaeth231 https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700721778 Prepare & maintain the work area, Wash hands BEFORE AND AFTER wearing gloves

    Low traffic, Clean area before and after (70% ethanol), Clean equipment, Sharps → Sharps container

    Autoclave: Steam sterilizer. Uses pressure to kill harmful organisms. Be careful! Not everything can go into an autoclave.]]>     2021-08-27 12:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700721778     Some facts ispaeth231 https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700724278 Only 25-38% of lab personnel have not reported an incident to their supervisor.

    Only 40% of surveyed researchers were wearing proper PPE. 

    25% of surveyed researchers were wearing proper PPE. ]]>     2021-08-27 12:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ispaeth231/fqvxy9zzfdr6la0p/wish/1700724278