Course Identification

Life Sciences Students
Lectures (10hrs):

1. General Safety 1hr.
2. Chemical Safety 2hrs.
3. Radiation Safety 1hr.
4. Laser safety 1hr.
5. Biological safety 2hrs.
6. Viral Vectors 1hr.
7. First aid 2hrs.

Practice (4hrs)

1. Chemical safety 1hr.
2. Biological safety 1hr.
3. Laser safety 1hr.
4. Fre extinguishing 1hr.

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Chemistry Students
Lectures: (7 hrs)

1. General Safety 1hr.
2. Biological Safety 1hr.
3. Chemical Safety 2hrs.
4. Radiation Safety 1hr.
5. First aid 2hrs.

Practice (2 hrs.)

1. Chemical safety 1hr.
2. Fire extinguishing 1hr.

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Physics Students
Lectures: (5.5hrs)

1. General Safety 1hr.
2. Chemical Safety 0.5hr.
3. Radiation Safety 1hr.
4. Laser Safety 1hrs.
5. First aid 2hrs.

Practice (2hrs)

1. Fire extinguishing 1hr.
2. Laser safety 1hr.

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Math & CS Students and Science Teaching Students
Lectures: (3hrs.)

1. General Safety 1 hr.
2. First aid 2hrs.

Practice

1. Fire extinguishing 1hr.

Upon successful completion of this course students should be be able to:

1. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and implementation of a safe working practice in the laboratories, in compliance with legislations.
2. Determine which protection equipment should be used in accordance with the techniques and hazard potential it poses.
3. Apply injury prevention concept by using alternatives of less hazardous potential.
4. Determine how to store handle and dispose the hazardous materials exists in the laboratories.
5. Deal to some extent with fire and accidents in the lab.