You don't even need an explanation, it says "safety proceedures" in the forum description.
Although I believe safety procedures are usually specially tailored to the circumstances at hand, there are always basic guidelines you have to/should follow. When posting about any procedure, it would be quite admirable and beneficial to others if you thoroughly discuss the safety precautions and hazards involved with particular substances procedures, or equipment. Here, we will discuss the things you should probably always do no matter what.
Right now I'm not going to write out the thread OP. Yes, I'm a lazy procrastinator, but also because I'm gonna get pissed seeing my name on the first page so much(GODDAMNINTERNETCOMMUNISTREVOLUTION:mad: ). So yeah, I'm a master of the custodial arts. A janitor, if you want to be a dick about it. My job is to clean up messes here, not make them. You guys are responsible for producing the content.
Because of this, who ever can give the best reply regarding general lab safety before, well, however fucking long I decide, becomes the OP of this thread(how I'm going to do that, I don't know yet, but it shall be done).
Till then, I'm going to type out something from a lab manual I have. But that can wait a bit, give you guys a chance to post.
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Safety Equipment
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)- Accidents happen. Use PPE to try to minimize the damage resulting from these accidents. With proper PPE you can avoid the burns and blindness that could happen after you decide it's a good idea to pour water into that beaker of nitric acid.*
*NOTE: It is not a good idea to pour water into that beaker of nitric acid.
EYES: Splash goggles :cool:
Also: Do not wear contacts when working with chemicals. Certain chemicals can fuse them to your eyes.
HANDS: Gloves. Use Playtex or Nitrile gloves.
FEET: Footwear that covers all areas of the feet. Don't wear sandals in a lab environment.
CLOTHING: Clothing should cover your arms and legs. A lab coat doesnt hurt either.
Other Equipment Worth Having
FIRE EXTINGUISHER: Have an ABC fire extinguisher handy. Class D fire extinguisher for certain metals.
MSDS SHEETS: Material Safety Data Sheets. It's always good to know what you're working with. Shows the properties and hazards associated with chemicals.
Before the Experiment
Know what you're working with: What are the hazards? What could go wrong? What will you do if something goes wrong?
Wear the right PPE.
Be aware of the location and how to use emergency equipment, such as showers, eyewash areas, and fire extinguishers.
Know the proper way to dispose of chemicals.
Identify a way to leave the lab and keep the route clear of obstacles.
Check to make sure lab equipment is functioning properly before use.
Good Work Habits
Keep materials properly stored and labeled.
Organization in general is a good practice in any lab environment. Don't have loose objects all over the place.
Clean up spills as they happen.
No food or drink in the lab. It's very easy to get poisoned from dust, fumes or liquids contaminating what you were about to eat.
Chemical Incompatibilities
Chemical Incompatibility Chart (copy/pasted from here )
Mixing these chemicals purposely or as a result of a spill can result in heat, fire, explosion, and/or toxic gases. This is a partial list.
Acetic Acid Chromic Acid, nitric acid, hydroxyl-containing compounds, ethylene glycol, perchloric acid, peroxides, and permanganates.
Acetone Bromine, chlorine, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrogen peroxide.
Acetylene Bromine, chlorine, copper, mercury, fluorine, iodine, and silver.
Alkaline and Alkaline Earth Metals such as calcium, lithium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, powdered aluminum Carbon dioxide, carbon tetrachloride and other chlorinated hydrocarbons, water, Bromine, chlorine, fluorine, and iodine. Do not use CO2, water or dry chemical extinguishers. Use Class D extinguisher (e.g., Met-L-X) or dry sand.
Aluminum and its Alloys (especially powders) Acid or alkaline solutions, ammonium persulfate and water, chlorates, chlorinated compounds, nitrates, and organic compounds in nitrate/nitrate salt baths.
Ammonia (anhydrous) Bromine, chlorine, calcium hypochlorite, hydrofluoric acid, iodine, mercury, and silver.
Ammonium Nitrate Acids, metal powders, flammable liquids, chlorates, nitrates, sulfur and finely divided organics or other combustibles.
Aniline Hydrogen peroxide or nitric acid.
Bromine Acetone, acetylene, ammonia, benzene, butadiene, butane and other petroleum gases, hydrogen, finely divided metals, sodium carbide, turpentine.
Calcium Oxide Water
Carbon (activated) Calcium hypochlorite, all oxidizing agents.
Caustic soda Acids (organic and inorganic).
Chlorates or Perchlorates Acids, aluminum, ammonium salts, cyanides, phosphorous, metal powders, oxidizable organics or other combustibles, sugar, sulfides, and sulfur.
Chlorine Acetone, acetylene, ammonia, benzene, butadiene, butane and other petroleum gases, hydrogen, finely divided metals, sodium carbide, turpentine.
Chlorine Dioxide Ammonia, methane, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide.
Chromic Acid Acetic acid, naphthalene, camphor, alcohol, glycerine, turpentine and other flammable liquids.
Copper Acetylene, hydrogen peroxide.
Cumene Hydroperoxide Acids
Cyanides Acids
Flammable Liquids Ammonium nitrate, chromic acid, hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, sodium peroxide, bromine, chlorine, fluorine, iodine.
Fluorine Isolate from everything.
Hydrazine Hydrogen peroxide, nitric acid, and other oxiding agents.
Hydrocarbons Bromine, chlorine, chromic acid, fluorine, hydrogen peroxide, and sodium peroxide.
Hydrocyanic Acid Nitric acid, alkali.
Hydrofluoric Acid Ammonia, aqueous or anhydrous.
Hydrogen Peroxide (anhydrous) Chromium, copper, iron, most metals or their salts, aniline, any flammable liquids, combustible materials, nitromethane, and all other organic material.
Hydrogen Sulfide Fuming nitric acid, oxidizing gases.
Iodine Acetylene, ammonia (aqueous or anhydrous), hydrogen.
Mercury Acetylene, alkali metals, ammonia, fulminic acid, nitric acid with ethanol, hydrogen, oxalic acid.
Nitrates Combustible materials, esters, phosphorous, sodium acetate, stannous chloride, water, zinc powder.
Nitric acid (concentrated) Acetic acid, acetone, alcohol, aniline, chromic acid, flammable gases and liquids, hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen sulfide and nitratable substances.
Nitrites Potassium or sodium cyanide.
Nitroparaffins Inorganic bases, amines.
Oxalic acid Silver, mercury, and their salts.
Oxygen (liquid or enriched air) Flammable gases, liquids, or solids such as acetone, acetylene, grease, hydrogen, oils, phosphorous.
Perchloric Acid Acetic anhydride, alcohols, bismuth and its alloys, paper, wood, grease, oils or any organic materials and reducing agents.
Peroxides (organic) Acid (inorganic or organic). Also avoid friction and store cold.
Phosphorus (white) Air, oxygen.
Phosphorus pentoxide Alcohols, strong bases, water.
Potassium Air (moisture and/or oxygen) or water, carbon tetrachloride, carbon dioxide.
Potassium Chlorate Sulfuric and other acids.
Potassium Perchlorate Acids.
Potassium Permanganate Benzaldehyde, ethylene glycol, glycerol, sulfuric acid.
Silver and silver salts Acetylene, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, fulminic acid, ammonium compounds.
Sodium See Alkali Metals
Sodium Chlorate Acids, ammonium salts, oxidizable materials and sulfur.
Sodium Nitrite Ammonia compounds, ammonium nitrate, or other ammonium salts.
Sodium Peroxide Any oxidizable substances, such as ethanol, methanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride, benzaldehyde, carbon disulfide, glycerol, ethylene glycol, ethyl acetate, methyl acetate, furfural, etc.
Sulfides Acids.
Sulfur Any oxidizing materials.
Sulfuric Acid Chlorates, perchlorates, permanganates, compounds with light metals such as sodium, lithium, and potassium.
Water Acetyl chloride, alkaline and alkaline earth metals, their hydrides and oxides, barium peroxide, carbides, chromic acid, phosphorous oxychloride, phosphorous pentachloride, phosphorous pentoxide, sulfuric acid, sulfur trioxide.
I guess I should get some goggles before working with battery acid then. Oh and you're free to advertise your company here. I would love to help you promote it.
Edit: Just bought some goggles with a free respirator. I have an S-10 gas mask but I love it too much to put it through torture.