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The purpose of Safety
Information for the Science Classroom is to strengthen safety
practices in the science classroom and to provide science teachers and
students with guidelines for a safe laboratory and study environment in
which learning occurs. Planning for safety may appear to be time
consuming; however, it is imperative that safety considerations be
provided by the science teacher and followed by the student. Properly
planned and maintained safety programs are preferable to accidents,
injuries, or damage to health and/or the environment, and are far better
than fines, penalties, and potential court cases.
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This web site presents certain safeguards
to science teachers in order to offer safe science instruction. This
information is suggested to facilitate rather than inhibit effective
science education.
Teaching safety practices is an integral and important part of teaching
science in the Ohio Schools. Furthermore, working safely is a condition of
employment. We live in a time when people are increasingly being held
accountable through the courts for their actions. Any issues of negligence
can be minimized when science teachers follow sound safety procedures.
Finally the Ohio Proficiency Test in Science has an outcome directed
toward safety at every level.
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"Teachers
need to exercise foresight, common sense, reason, and prudence in
the planning and execution of science lab activities."
-Vos, R. &
Pell, S.W. Science Teacher, December, 1990.
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