School Improvement in Maryland
Contents by Chapter
 
  1. Responsibilities
    1. Administrators’ Responsibilities
    2. Teachers’ Responsibilities
    3. Students’ Responsibilities
    4. Parents’ Responsibilities
       
  2. Legal Aspects of Laboratory Safety
    1. What Constitutes a Negligent Act?
      1. Negligence
      2. Degree of Negligence
    2. Negligence in Tort Law
      1. Four Elements
      2. Misfeasance, Nonfeasance, and Malfeasance
    3. Avoiding Negligent Acts
    4. Federal Laws
      1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
      2. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
      3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
      4. Department of Transportation (DOT)
         
  3. Safety Concerns and Emergency Laboratory Equipment
    1. Class Size
      1. Recommendation of Science Organizations
      2. State Criteria
      3. Professional Safety Organizations
    2. Facilities
      1. Emergency Evacuation Route
      2. Master Gas and Electric Cut-offs
      3. Emergency Communication
      4. Signs and Labels
      5. Teaching Students with Disabilities
    3. Fire Safety and Fire Control
      1. Extinguishing Fires
      2. Fire Extinguishers and Their Use
      3. Fire Blankets
    4. Safety Equipment
      1. Eyewash Fountains
      2. First Aid
      3. Safety Shields
      4. Safety Showers
      5. Sanitation of Safety Goggles
      6. Spill Kits
    5. Ventilation
      1. Room Ventilation
      2. Fume Hoods
         
  4. Personal Safety Provisions
    1. Eye Protection Concerns
      1. Goggles
      2. Face Shields
      3. Contact Lenses
    2. General Guidelines for Dress in the Laboratory
    3. Protective Apparel
      1. Aprons
      2. Gloves
      3. Laboratory Coats
      4. Respiratory Protection
         
  5. Safety Strategies in the Classroom
    1. Safety Guidelines for the Teacher
      1. Safety Rules
      2. Safety Quiz
      3. Safety Instructions
      4. Posters and Signs
      5. Handling Reagents
      6. Safe Laboratory Protocols
      7. Knowledge of Chemicals
      8. Safety Practices
      9. Access to Chemicals
      10. Good Housekeeping and Safe Storage
      11. Accidents
    2. Safety Rules for Students
    3. Responses to Injuries
      1. General Procedures
      2. Responses to Specific Types of Injuries
    4. Student Science Laboratory Aides
       
  6. Safe Handling of Equipment
    1. Glassware
      1. Type
      2. Proper Use
      3. Cleaning
      4. General Cautions
      5. “Frozen” Glass
      6. Hot Glass
      7. Glass Tubing
      8. Disposal
    2. Corks and Stoppers
      1. Proper Stoppers
      2. Inserting Thermometers and Glass Tubing
    3. Thermometers
      1. Alcohol Thermometers
      2. Resistance Thermometers
      3. Rules for Using Thermometers
    4. Heat Sources
      1. Safety Rules for Using Gas Burners
      2. Safety Rules for Using Electric Hot Plates
      3. Safety Rules for All Heating Processes
    5. Refrigerators and Freezers
    6. Electrical Hazards
    7. Pipets
    8. Vacuums
    9. Centrifuges (Macro and Micro)
    10. Cryogenics
    11. Compressed Gases
    12. Microcomputers
      1. Electric Shock
      2. Ergonomics
    13. Sharps
    14. Other General Laboratory Safety Concerns
       
  7. Chemicals: Managing, Handling and Disposing
    1. Managing Reagent Chemicals
      1. Selecting Reagent Chemicals
      2. Ordering Reagent Chemicals
      3. Chemical Inventory
      4. Chemical Storage
      5. Labeling of Stored Reagent Chemicals
    2. Handling Reagent Chemicals
      1. Dispensing Reagent Chemicals
      2. Common Hazards
      3. Spill Cleanup
      4. Mercury Spills
    3. Chemical Waste Strategies
      1. Minimizing Waste
      2. Waste Storage Prior to Disposal
      3. Disposing of Waste
         
  8. Outdoor Safety - Field Studies
    1. Preparation
      1. Permissions and Notifications
      2. Participation
      3. Arrangements
      4. Rules
      5. Site Survey
      6. Precautions and Emergencies
    2. At the Site
      1. Monitoring Students
      2. Specific Safety Considerations
         
  9. Biology and Environmental Science
    1. Personal Safety
      1. Body and Clothing Protection
      2. Eye Protection
      3. Hand Protection
      4. Respiratory Protection
    2. Classroom/Laboratory Safety
      1. Equipment
      2. Chemical Reagents
      3. Dissections
      4. Heating and Sterilization Devices
      5. Microscope Work
      6. Refrigerators and Freezer
    3. Microbiology
      1. Materials and Specimens
      2. Equipment
      3. Procedures and Sterile Techniques
      4. Decontamination, Disposal and Storage of Materials
    4. Zoology: Animal Considerations
      1. Human
      2. Nonhuman
    5. Botany and Mycology (Fungi)
      1. Facilities and Equipment
      2. Cautions
      3. Chromatography
    6. Biotechnology and Recombinant DNA Research
      1. Guidelines
      2. Staining DNA
      3. Conducting Gel Electrophoresis
      4. Radiation/Radioisotopes
    7. Greenhouse Maintenance and Operation
      1. Guidelines
      2. Pesticides
         
  10. Earth Science
    1. Mechanical Hazards in Earth Science
      1. Disposal
      2. Force Measuring Devices
      3. Sling Psychrometer
      4. Rocketry
      5. Rocks and Minerals
      6. Stream Tables
      7. Wind Generating Devices
    2. Electrical Hazards in Earth Science
    3. Light Hazards in Earth Science
      1. Magnesium Ribbon
      2. Sun
      3. Telescopes and Binoculars
      4. Ultraviolet Lamps
    4. Field Studies
       
  11. Physics
    1. Mechanical Hazards
      1. Exposed Belts
      2. Falling Masses
      3. High-speed Rotation
      4. Magnets
      5. Power Tools
      6. Projectile
      7. Springs
    2. Electrical Hazards
      1. Physiological Effects
      2. Electrical Apparatus
    3. Vacuum and Pressure Hazards
      1. Vacuums
      2. Pressures
    4. Heat and Cryogenic Hazards
      1. Heat
      2. Cryogenics
    5. Chemical Hazards in Physics
      1. Carbon Dioxide
      2. Carbon Monoxide
      3. Explosives
      4. Flammables
      5. Mercury
      6. Other Heavy Metals/Solder
    6. Radiation Hazards
      1. Infrared Radiation
      2. Microwaves
      3. Radioisotopes
      4. Ultraviolet Radiation
      5. Visible Light (including Lasers)
      6. X-ray Radiation
    7. Laser Safety
      1. Biological Effects
      2. Safety Standards
      3. Laser Guidelines
      1. Rocketry
      2. Local Regulations
      3. Model Rocketry Safety Code
         
  12. Safety in Elementary School Science
    Science Safety Manual Chapter Synopses: Chapters I-XI
    1. General Safety Practices
    2. Chemical Safety Hazards
      1. Substances Too Hazardous for Elementary Schools
      2. Chemical Safety Practices
    3. Fire Hazards
      1. Fire Types
      2. Alcohol Burners
      3. Effective Safety Practices
    4. Eye Protection
      1. Goggles
      2. Group Demonstrations
      3. Maryland Law
      4. Eye Safety Planning
    5. Electrical Hazards
      1. Hot Plates
      2. Batteries
      3. Effective Safety Practices
    6. Glassware
      1. Safety Hazards
      2. Effective Safety Practices
    7. Field Trips
      1. Safety Hazards
      2. Safety Practices
    8. Animal Hazards
      1. Types of Hazards
      2. Animals Not Recommended
      3. Animals Permitted with Caution
      4. Effective Safety Practices
    9. Plant Hazards
      1. Poisonous Plants
      2. Effective Safety Practices
    10. Additional Safety Precautions
       
  1. Safety Rules Agreement
  2. Chemical Hygiene Plan
  3. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS): Explanation and Samples
  4. Safety Checklists
  5. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Identification Codes
  6. Chemical Storage
  7. Hazards of Peroxide-Forming Substances
  8. Bibliography and Web Sites
  9. Universal Precautions
  10. MSSA Position Statement: “Class Size Recommendations for Safe and Effective Science Education”