Others

Nature/Causes:

• Accidents of various nature were reported. Over 90% of the cases under this category were mere accidental breakage of glassware or damage of equipment.
• Students were hurt when they knocked on floor, stools, benches, or cupboards.
• Tasting of chemicals (e.g. copper(II) sulphate) by students.

Safety Precautions:

• All glass items should be handled with care.
• Certain laboratory safety rules are fundamental and teachers need to stress their importance continually to students.
• A reasonably good control of class discipline should be maintained during practical lessons.Teachers must be alert in supervision.
• Students should not be allowed to engage in horseplay inside the laboratory and they should be trained to follow instructions given by the teacher.