Laboratory Accidents Prevention – Your Top Priority

Any work place is prone to accidents due to human or other circumstances beyond one’s control. However laboratory poses a greater potential for accidents due to:

• Presence of hazardous, toxic, flammable, corrosive and poisonous materials
• Exposure to hazards such as fires, electric shocks, mechanical machinery and heavy loads

工作场所的安全一直是培训计划和研讨会的主题主题。实验室安全电子课程详细介绍了该主题，并提供了预防实验室事故的建议。

The objective of the present article is to go into the causes of such accidents and why it becomes necessary to adopt preventive measures to avoid such unfortunate happenings.

在进行进一步之前，有必要强调为什么安全做法被忽略的原因。

过度信心

普遍的说法是“事故没有发生 - 它们是造成的”。这在很大程度上是正确的，因为过度置信度导致反抗和局限于安全实践的标准操作程序。

Ignorance

另一方面，无知也是导致不幸的主要因素。实验室经理和老年人有责任在将新进入者入选实验室之前提供有关安全的培训

Work Stress

由于计划不良而引起的工作压力导致担心实验室生产力放缓。这种感觉引起了趋势，倾向于采取捷径，而对安全规范和做法很少。工作压力越大，则在进行常规活动时的粗心度程度。因此，必须计划您的日常活动并提前安排基本要求是至关重要的

工作计划不佳

It is not possible for the chemist to change laboratory design layout but you can certainly contribute to prevention of accidents by adopting tidiness and improving order around your workbench. Ensure all reagents are returned to their designated places after use, do not leave bottles uncapped, there should be no dangling electrical wires or tubes, gas cylinders should be kept properly secured and passages kept free for unrestricted movement.

现在，我们将介绍呼吁遵守安全规范的原因。

Injuries and loss of life

每个实验室工作人员都对他的安全以及在他周围工作的其他人的安全负责。一点点粗心可能会付出高昂的代价，甚至可能使您或其他人身体受损。

经济损失

Accidents can lead to financial loss to the laboratory or to your own self. In case the scale of accidents is serious they can even lead to closure of operations for some time if not permanently. Laboratory can claim damages partially through保险索赔但是，对您的身体功能的永久损害可能对您的职业目标有很大的打击。

A major accident can extend the damage to neighbouring establishments and in such situations the laboratory can be held responsible for third party damages.

It is clear that under no circumstances there can be a compromise on laboratory safety. It is equally important to understand and follow safe laboratory procedures. Safety should become a habit and there should be no need for enforcement.