How To Safely Handle Lab Glassware

If your lab employees handle glassware of any kind, this video should be considered necessary training for your staff. This “Safe Handling of Laboratory Glassware” video will show your lab workers how to properly handle beakers, flasks, bottles, jars, tubing and more. As you know, lab glassware is very fragile. However, the breaking of the glass might not be the biggest issue. In fact, it might be what’s inside the container that is most important. If your glassware breaks it could cause contamination or other serious injury. This training video teaches lab workers how to use the proper glassware for the proper substance as many chemicals might react to glass. Further, the video discusses heating glassware, and the fact that certain procedures like vacuum or gas producing processes might require specialized glassware.

Specific emphasis is placed on training the lab worker for properly handing the glassware, what personal protective equipment should be worn, and how to properly transport lab glass. Finally, the video discusses the proper technique to stir materials inside lab glass containers as well as when to know that a piece of glassware is faulty. If you have lab workers who use glassware, then this training video will teach them how to use it safely, and prevent accident and injuries while completing their job duties. This program is available on a DVD, USB Stick, or you can also purchase the training via our online safety training program.

This lab glassware safety training video is 13 minutes long and you can view a full-length preview of the video below.