If you are not wearing proper footwear you will not be allowed to work in the Open Lab. 9-11 in Pavia. MSDSs can also be accessed on-line via the Department of Chemistry Home Page . They should be consulted during the preparation of your prelab report for information about the hazards and properties of the chemicals you will use. It is also helpful to record the Registry Numbers in your notebook for the reagents used.
Disposable gloves are available at the Stockroom window for a small fee.
In general, I recommend that you do not use gloves. If you do use gloves, you must remove them before handling any communal items such as balances, reagent bottles, pipets, telephones, door knobs, etc., or else you will contaminate the items you touch and make it unsafe for others not wearing gloves. Your notebook should be a complete and continuously updated diary or journal for your work in the laboratory. Your notebook is the only place where notes about your laboratory work should be kept, and it should be a thorough record of your work. A stranger with approximately your level of training should be able to read your notebook, repeat your work without any additional assistance, and obtain results similar to your own.