RISK ASSESSMENT

Urrbrae Agricultural High School

Antacids
Written by: D.Brookes

Commenced on: 11 Sep 2015

Expires: 11 Dec 2016

Classes for which experiment is required

Teacher: Grace Ball (Student Teacher) (us er code 1)

Year Group: 9

Items to be prepared by laboratory technician (user code 5)

14 groups of:
hydrochloric acid 0.1M
as k 250 ml
meas uring cylinder 50 ml
univers al indicator
antacid powder or tablet
s patula
petri dis h
balance

Procedure or reference, including variations

SW9 (3rd ed), p.193

Equipment to be used
electronic balance
Potential hazards
Can be knocked o bench, with potential injury to feet.
Keep back from edge of bench. Danger of electrocution,
es pecially in wet areas or if wiring is defective.

Standard handling procedures

Keep clean and tidy; remove s pilled chemicals
immediately. Check wiring for damage each time before
us e. Tes t and tag at regular intervals .

ask, conical, medium (100 mL to 500 mL)

Potential hazards
Flat bottom of as k prone to crack or break if dropped;
chips around rim may caus e cuts .

Standard handling procedures

Ins pect and dis card any chipped or cracked as ks no
matter how s mall the damage. Sweep up broken glas s
with brus h and dus tpan; do not us e ngers .

petri dish, plastic

Potential hazards
May contain microbes , including harmful bacteria.

Standard handling procedures

Dis card petri dis hes containing microbes appropriately.

spatula
Chemicals to be used and produced
hydrochloric acid solution, <0.2 M (<1% wt/wt)
Clas s : nc

PG: none

7-12

Us ers : 1,2,(3),5

HCl(aq)
CAS : 7647-01-0

Potential hazards
Not hazardous . Skin irritant.

universal indicator
Clas s : 3

PG: II

7-12

Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5

UN: 1993

Potential hazards
Flammable due to organic s olvent; moderately toxic; us e
dilute s olutions .

Knowledge
I have read and unders tood the potential hazards and s tandard handling procedures of all the equipment, chemicals
and living organis ms .
I have read and unders tood the (Material) Safety Data Sheets for all chemicals us ed and produced.
I have copies of the (Material) Safety Data Sheets of all the chemicals available in or near the laboratory.

Risk assessment
I have cons idered the ris ks of:
re
explos ion
chemicals in eyes
inhalation of gas /dus t

breakage of equipment
cuts from equipment
s harp objects
rotating equipment

electrical s hock
es cape of pathogens
heavy lifting
s lipping, tripping, falling

radiation
was te dis pos al
inappropriate behaviour
allergies

chemicals on s kin
runaway reaction

vibration and nois e

pres s ure

falling objects
heat and cold

s pecial needs
other ris ks

Certication by Teacher
I have as s es s ed the ris ks as s ociated with performing this experiment in the clas s room on the bas is of likelihood and
cons equences us ing the School's ris k matrix, according to International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO
31000:2009 and the Ris k Management Guidelines , HB 436:2013.
I cons ider the inherent level of ris k (ris k level without control meas ures ) to be:
Low risk

Medium ris k

High ris k

Extreme ris k

Ris ks will therefore be managed by routine procedures in the clas s room.

Electronic Signature: Grace Ball

Date: 11 Sep 2015

You have provided an electronic s ignature which is the equivalent of s igning your name with a pen and as s uch will
cons titute a legally binding agreement between the relevant parties . We can give no warranty in res pect to fraud or
s ecurity breach res ulting from the us e of an electronic s ignature.

Certication by Laboratory Technician

I have as s es s ed the ris ks as s ociated with preparing the equipment, chemicals and living organis ms for this experiment
and s ubs equently cleaning up after the experiment and dis pos ing of was tes , on the bas is of likelihood and cons equences
us ing the School's ris k matrix, according to International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO 31000:2009 and
the Ris k Management Guidelines , HB 436:2013.
I cons ider the inherent level of ris k (ris k level without control meas ures ) to be:
Low ris k

Medium ris k

High ris k

Extreme ris k

Where the ris k level is "medium ris k", "high ris k" or "extreme ris k", the following control meas ures will be employed:

Control meas ures (attach further pages as required):

safety glasses

gloves

lab coat

apron

fume cupboard

With the s pecied control meas ures in place, I have found that all the ris ks are "low ris k". Ris ks will therefore be
managed by routine procedures in the laboratory, in combination with the s pecied control meas ures .
Name:

Signature:

Date:

Monitoring and review

This ris k as s es s ment will be monitored us ing comments below and will be reviewed within 15 months from the date of
certication.

Attach further pages as required