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- Know the locations of safety features in and near your classroom, including
- Fire extinguisher
- Safety shower and eye wash (if working in a teaching or research lab)
- Emergency telephone
- Emergency contact person
- Memorize the phone number of the BU police: 617-353-2121 (3-2121 from a campus phone)
- Keep your classroom door closed at all times
- Admit to your classroom only students officially registered in your class
- Plan how you and your students or fellow researchers will exit the building quickly in an emergency
Additional Safety Policies for Teaching and Research Laboratories
- Anyone teaching or performing research in a laboratory setting needs to be aware of safety issues. In some subjects, for example chemistry and biology, workers must attend federal mandated laboratory safety training on a yearly basis, held through our campus Office of Environmental Health and Safety. Your department will inform you as to what safety training you need.
- Dress appropriately for laboratory activities
- Wear a long skirt or pants, no shorts
- Wear closed-toed shoes, no sandals
- Wear a lab coat
- Wear appropriate protective eye-wear
- Wear protective gloves appropriate for the task
- Keep laboratory materials inside the lab; take off lab gloves when leaving the lab room
- Wash your hands before you leave the laboratory
- No food, drink (even water), or gum is allowed in a teaching or research laboratory
- Know the health and fire hazards associated with your laboratory activities
- Inform students and/or fellow researchers working near you of the hazards of the laboratory activities
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