Title: Demonstrate precautions in the use, storage, and disposal of chemicals and hazardous wastes.
Course: Small Engine Repair (20110-36) > Section: Applying Safety Practices in the Small Engine Lab

Demonstration should include

- the use and handling of solvents, soaps, cleaning solutions, fuel, lubricants, specialty additives, gases, and other chemicals
- the use, hazards, and precautions associated with each, in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications, using industry-recommended practices and government regulations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to read the manufacturer’s directions before using chemicals?
- What are possible consequences of the misuse of chemicals?
- Where should chemicals be stored in the lab?
- What makes a material hazardous?
- Where should SDS be located?
- What is the importance of an SDS?
- What do the symbols on the side of a chemical container represent?
- How should flammable liquids be stored?
- What information should be on the label of a hazardous material?