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Electronics Department:
Lab Safety
- Electricity can cause serious harm or death,
horseplay is NOT ALLOWED.
- If you are unsure of what you are doing, ask
your instructor for help.
- Note the location of the fire extinguisher.
- DO NOT work on wet floors.
- TURN OFF the power to your equipment while
building your circuit and while you are tearing it down.
- TURN OFF the power to your equipment when you
are finished.
- Be sure to pay attention to the polarity of
polarized capacitors.
- Components can be HOT while in use, use
caution when handling them.
- If your equipment is defective, report it
IMMEDIATELY to your instructor.
- Observe ESD safety precautions.
- If you are injured, report it IMMEDIATELY to
your instructor.
- If a component burns, do not breathe the
fumes. Integrated circuits can contain materials that produce poisonous
fumes.
- Observe the "One hand in the
pocket" rule, when working on energized circuits.
- Absolutely NO soda or snacks in the
laboratory work area.
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