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An Investigation On Safety Procedure In Science Laboratory In Selected Secondary School
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1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Safety education is an
avoidance of dangerous circumstance related to an individual activity.
This project makes science teachers to be aware of the prevention of
accidents in laboratories through effective architectural design. In
addition, there is need to make sure that laboratory attendants take
cognizance of the equipment available. As a science student, one has to
be familiar with the safety precautions in a science laboratory and
should be able to explain some basic safety rules and necessary aids to
take care of accident victims, as teaching of science subjects,
(Physics, Chemistry and Biology) entails demonstration and guidance as a
result of this, there is need for provision of adequate safety of lives
and properties within the laboratories. Also science teachers have to
be equipped with up-to-date precautionary measures against immediate
hazards.
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Every research work
is stirred up as a result of problem situation. In other words,
research is a product or an off-shoot of a problem situation. This
project is aimed at finding answers to the following questions:
1. Are the science laboratories in schools safe enough for the users?
2.
What are the areas of neglect that are inimical to the safety of human
and material resources in these laboratories?
3. Are all equipment up to the necessary standard with respect to safety and risk to health?
4. Are adequate arrangement made for storage, maintenance, cleaning and renewal of the available equipment?
5.
Have emergency procedures been formulated to cover for example,
spillage of toxic or dangerous material, fire escape of gases etc.
6.
Is there provision by regular inspection, examination and where
necessary, testing to ensure that equipment and its safety devices have
not deteriorated?
1.4 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This research work is limited to safety precaution of science
laboratory in selected secondary schools in Abeokuta only.
1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS
(i)
Safety - Safety simple means a state of being secure,
protected, uninjured, out of danger and not involved in risk. Is a
co-efficient of common sense, knowledge of physical, chemical and
physiological effects of substances and knowledge of behaviour of human
beings.
(ii) Precaution - Care taken before an event or
accidents in order to prevent it happening or in order to cause it to
happen without doing harm.
(iii) Chemical - Substance used in or obtained by chemistry.
(iv) Procedure - The order or regular way of doing things
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