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Carleton, J. R. – School Science Review, 1987
Discussed are causes of fires that occur in school science laboratories and ways of preventing them. (RH)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Electricity, Fire Protection, Safety
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Bullock, A. – School Science Review, 1975
Suggests that Experiment 13.2 (c) of the Nuffield 0-Level Chemistry Course be banned since the oxidation of lithium under very humid conditions can cause an explosion. (LS)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Chemistry, Instruction, Laboratory Experiments
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Orton, R. J. J. – School Science Review, 1985
Summarizes advice from the Laboratory Safeguards Subcommittee of the Association for Science Education related to flames and heat, hazardous chemicals, electricity and dangerous voltages, and mechanical hazards. Knowledge is cited as the key to preventing accidents in physics laboratories. (DH)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Electricity, Hazardous Materials, High Schools