Long hair or loose clothing can be easily ignited by a Bunsen burner. Wear your safety glasses. Fingers can be stitched together and burns generally heal, but eyes are irreplaceable. Serious eye injuries can occur in the most innocent of situations and without any warning. You must wear your safety glasses at all times in the laboratory, even when you have finished the experiment and are writing up the report.
Safety glasses are available in the bookstore.
A Kr ion and a Ndi YAG laser will be used in the Laser Laboratory, Room 219. Laser safety goggles must be worn at all times when operating the laser. See the Office of Risk Management's regulations regarding laser safety. Smaller He-Ne lasers pose a risk as well. The text is on reserve in the Science Library and one copy is in the lab.