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Standard handling procedures
Never use a Bunsen burner to heat a flammable liquid .
Never boil methylated spirits using a Bunsen burner .
Inspect and clean the jet and base of Bunsen burners regularly.
Inspect and replace tube whenever any sign of wear or damage is noticed.
Use only hoses of the correct size to ensure a comfortable fit on both Bunsen burner and gas tap.
Potential hazards
Roaring flame is very hot and can cause severe burns.
Rapid passage of hand through fully luminous flame usually does not result in a burn.
A Bunsen 'on safety' (luminous flame) is still an ignition source.
Roaring Bunsen burner may "burn back" at low gas flow, with flame emerging from air holes in base; this makes the base of the burner hot to touch and liable to cause burns.
Gas from gas tap or from end of rubber tube burns with large luminous flame, likely to cause burns.
Rubber hose is easily melted by flame from burner, e.g. if burner knocked over, resulting in fire from burn hole in tube.
Ensure hair is tied back, so does not catch alight.
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