Fire Blankets

What do you do if your lab partner's clothes or hair catches fire? Watch the demonstration in this Norwegian video to see how to quickly and effectively smother a fire on clothing using a fire blanket.

Fire Extinguishers

Did you know that there are different classes of fire extinguishers? This video discusses what is needed to make a fire, the differences between classes A, B, C, D, & K extinguishers, and how and when you should use a fire extinguisher.

Check your fire extinguisher knowledge

Open the worksheet by clicking the link below the image to the left.

Once you have filled in the worksheet, click the blue "finish!!" button and then select "check my answers" to see how you did.

Eyewash Station Use

Have you ever had something splash in your eye? Sometimes in the laboratory you could be exposed to liquids, vapours, or dust that are harmful to your eyes. This video shows how to correctly use an eyewash station when needed.

Correct Use of Safety Showers

This video shows you how to correctly use a safety shower in the lab to wash away corrosive or otherwise harmful chemicals in the event of a spill on your clothing.

Broken Glassware

Sometimes despite our best efforts, accidents happen in the lab. What do you do if you break something? This video shows you how to correctly dispose of broken glassware. Please note that your lab may have a different kind of broken glass or sharps container. Make sure you know where it is located, and never touch broken glass with your hands!

Chemical Spills

This video gives a good demonstration of how to safely deal with small chemical spills, as well as larger ones that require use of a spill kit.

Note: You can stop watching at 3:26, since you should not be handling any radioactive material in the school laboratory.

WHMIS 2015

This video gives an overview of the Workplace Hazardous Materials Identification System (WHMIS), which first introduced in 1988 and updated to the current system in 2015.

Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

Safety data sheets are important documents that contain important information about chemicals. Watch this video to learn what information you will find in each section of a safety data sheet.

WHMIS Quiz

Test your knowledge by matching the symbols with the correct definitions. Click on an image or a description and then click on the one that matches to make the pair disappear!