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Infographic: Making Distance Learning Lab Investigations Safer
An infographic explaining how Carolina creates a safe investigation and how the instructor can help keep their students safe. View »
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Start the School Year Safely
Your safety requirements are unique to the grade level and specific activities in your classroom. However, primary laboratory safety rules for the school science program are reasonably generic. View »
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Chemical Disposal Procedures
How do I label chemical waste? What can I pour down the drain? Answer these and other questions with this helpful article on chemical disposal. View »
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Student Earth and Environmental Science
Laboratory Safety Agreement
Make sure your students understand safety rules and regulations before starting lab experiments and field studies. Get their buy-in with this agreement. View »
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Lab Safety Do's and Don'ts for Students
Use this safety checklist as a handout to acquaint students with the safety do’s and don’ts in the laboratory. View »
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Student Chemistry Laboratory Safety Agreement
Make sure your students understand chemistry lab safety rules and regulations before starting experiments. Get their buy-in with this agreement. View »
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FAQs about Dissection Safety
Questions about dissection safety? We answer several that customers frequently ask. Topics include chemicals, volatile organic compounds, off-gassing, safety, disposal, and more. View »
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Important Considerations When Purchasing Chemicals
These tips will help you develop a well-organized purchase plan before you begin shopping for chemicals. View »
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Labeling Chemicals and Chemical Containers
Since no unlabeled substance should be present in the laboratory at any time, is your lab properly prepared? View »
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Student Biology Laboratory Safety Agreement
Make sure your students understand biology lab safety rules and regulations before starting experiments. Get their buy-in with this agreement. View »
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Multiple Intelligences and Lab Safety
Howard Gardner proposed 8 types of intelligence: logical-mathematical, musical, natural, linguistic, kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, and visual-spatial. A student who scores poorly in one type of intelligence may possess high aptitude in another. View »
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Pregnancy and Dissection of Carosafe® Specimens
Occasionally we are asked if it is safe for pregnant women to participate in dissection activities using specimens preserved in Carosafe®. The following information is intended to help women discuss this question with their physicians. It can also be used to help schools decide whether or not to allow or require pregnant staff or students to participate in dissection activities. View »
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Starting a School Year Safely
Science teachers have additional responsibilities that may not apply to other teachers. Hands-on activities with chemicals, living specimens, or scientific equipment may create hazards for students in science classrooms. To set the stage for a safe and successful school year, address potential hazards at the beginning. View »
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Make Your Lab Greener for Good!
Despite Kermit's lament, it's really not hard to be green. In fact, it can save you money, reduce hazardous chemical use, and make your lab a safer, more pleasant environment for you and your students. View »
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Teacher Responsibilities in the Chemistry Lab
This checklist for teachers highlights essential information for working in the high school laboratory and will help you keep safety a priority. View »
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How to Store Chemicals
Imagine starting the school year with a chemical storage area that’s safer, better organized, and easier to maintain. View »
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Substances with Greater Hazardous Nature Than Educational Utility
Chemicals in this list have a hazardous nature that is greater than their potential usefulness in many school programs. View »
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Why Do I Have to Wear Goggles?
Learn more about why goggles are an essential piece of personal protective equipment. View »
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Substances with a Hazardous Nature but May Have Potential Educational Utility
These chemicals should be removed from the schools if alternatives can be used. For those that must be retained, amounts should be kept to a minimum. These are appropriate for advanced-level High School classes only. View »
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Nine Safe Practices for the Microbiology Laboratory
Treat all microorganisms as potential pathogens. While the majority of microorganisms are not pathogenic to humans and have never been shown to cause illness, under unusual circumstances a few microorganisms that are not normally pathogenic can act as pathogens. View »
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Lab Safety Worksheet
Lab classes present unique challenges and opportunities. This worksheet can help students understand safe lab practices and good techniques. View »
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Student Physics Laboratory Safety Agreement
Make sure your students understand physics lab safety rules and regulations before starting experiments. Get their buy-in with this agreement. View »
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Recommended Safety and Emergency Equipment for the Laboratory
Having this essential safety and emergency equipment on hand and ready to use in your lab will help keep you and your students safe. View »
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Pregnancy and Dissection of Carolina Perfect Solution Specimens
Occasionally we are asked if it is safe for pregnant women to participate in dissection activities using specimens preserved in Carolina’s Perfect Solution. The following information is intended to help women discuss this question with their physicians. It can also be used to help schools decide whether or not to allow or require pregnant staff or students to participate in dissection activities. View »
