Lab Safety Symbols

To decorate the classroom

To warn and protect people from hazards

To provide instructions for experiments

To label classroom equipment

To prevent accidents by alerting people to dangers before they occur.

To promote awareness of safety procedures and required protective equipment.

To ensure safe behavior during experiments involving chemicals, heat, or biological materials.

To make experiments more difficult for students.

Keep them away from open flames or heat sources.

Store them in proper containers.

Handle them carelessly.

Warn others that the substances can easily catch fire.

Work in a closed room with no ventilation.

Use a fume hood or ensure good ventilation.

Ignore the fumes and continue working.

Taste the chemicals to check for danger.

A pair of goggles

A flame

A skull and cross bones

A test tube

Keep liquids away from outlets and cords.

Touch electrical equipment with wet hands.

Ignore the symbol if you are careful.

Use any outlet for any device.

They help students identify dangers quickly and act safely.

They make the classroom look interesting.

They are only used for decoration.

They are required by law in every classroom.