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STAO/APSO SAFETY COMMITTEE
You Have Safety Questions? We Have Safety Answers!

The STAO/APSO Safety Committee frequently receives enquiries with respect to safety issues from STAO/APSO members and others. These questions and the Safety Committee responses are often published in Crucible, particularly if the information is deemed of general interest to other STAO/APSO members. The following summarizes the enquiries received since March 2002 and published in Crucible either in hard copy and/or electronic format.

Safety Enquiry	Issue	Question
Alkali metals	June 2003	12
Aspirin	December 2006	37
Bunsen burner tubing	December 2006	36
Bunsen burner use in school laboratories	March 2007	39
Carcinogenic substances	March 2008	47
Cathode-ray tubes	June 2007	41
Chemical storage safety legislation/regulations	June 2002 June 2007	4, 5, 40
Circuit boards salvaged from disposable cameras	January 2007	38
Cleaning glassware using acid baths	November 2003	18
Compressed hydrogen and oxygen gas cylinders	June 2002	7
Dishwashers for science lab preparation rooms	September 2006	-
Disposal of hazardous materials/waste from science programs	June 2002; January 2006	6, 31
Exit doors from science laboratories	June 2003; January 2004	10, 21
Eye protection	June 2003	6
Eyewash stations	March 2006	33
Fire blankets	June 2003	9
Food consumption in school science laboratories	March 2002	1
Fume hoods	June 2005; January 2008	26, 46
Iodine solutions	November 2003	16
Kit storage of chemicals	November 2007	43
Laboratory design --- exit doors	June 2003; January 2004	10, 21
Legal responsibilities of teachers	November 2004	23
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)	June 2002	3
Mercury manometers	January 2005	24
Mercury thermometers	September 2003	15
Methylene blue	March 2005	25
Peroxide formers in science laboratories	June 2003	11
Pregnant women and chemical exposure	September 2005	29
Radioactive materials	January 2006	31
Rusting metal in chemical storage area	September 2008	49
Shelving in chemical storage areas	November 2007	44
Sodium in water demo	June 2002	2
Spectrum tube power supplies	November 2003	17
STAO/APSO Hazardous Chemicals CD	June 2006	34
Storage of acids and bases	September 2008	48
Storage of chemicals in kits	November 2007	43
Storage of inorganic chemicals	June 2007	40
Storage of reactive metals e.g., sodium, potassium, lithium, etc.	September 2008	50
Storage of science equipment in elementary schools	June 2002	4
Syringes and their use by students	September 2007	42
Transporting chemicals within a school	January 2004; November 2005	20, 30
Urine investigations	September 2005	28
Use of fume hoods in schools	June 2005; January 2008	26,46
Use of large cylinders of compressed gas	June 2002	7
Use of fresh organs (e.g., heart, kidneys, lungs etc.)	September 2003	14
Use of radioactive materials	January 2006	31
Ventilation of school science facilities	March 2004	22
Ventilation of storage cabinets	June 2003	13
WHMIS Regulation requirements for science teacher training	November 2003	19
X-Ray emissions from high voltage supplies e.g., cathode-ray tubes	June 2007	41