This means no eating, drinking, gum chewing, cosmetics application or removal, or any other activity that involves moving your hands to the vicinity of your mouth or eyes. There is also a fire hazard that you must be aware of at all times . Most of the aseptic procedures require the use of a Bunsen burner. You must always be aware of the flame and the fact that it located at arm level when you are working. Your lab instructor will show you the fire extinguishers, the emergency shower and the telephone that can be used to summon help.
Attendance is mandatory in lab .
If you miss more than one or two lab sessions you may fail the entire course regardless of you grades. Because we share the lab room with several other courses, it is very difficult for us to keep materials available from week to week. Therefore it is essential that you make every effort to come to a lab session during the week in which you have missed a lab. Your lab instructor will help you schedule make-up labs . You cannot pass this course if you receive a failing grade in lab, regardless of your other grades .