Diseño de un manual de seguridad, riesgos y procedimientos para los laboratorios de la carrera de física: física básica y electromagnetismo

Abstract

The objective of this work is to design a safety, risks and procedures manual for the Basic Physics and Electromagnetism laboratories. This research was carried out at the Higher Polytechnic School of Chimborazo. Two laboratories that are part of the School of Physics and Mathematics were chosen, to carry out the study each one of the practices was carried out to analyze the risks, precautions and warnings presented by each of the equipment at the time of manipulate them. It was possible to visualize physical risks in some equipment of the Electromagnetism laboratory such as the Van Der Graaf Generator, thermal expansion of solids and liquids, thermal conduction equipment and the ideal gas equation demonstration equipment, as well also the enzyme inhibition equipment presented a physical and biological risk. While in the Basic Physics laboratory no physical risks were observed when using the equipment, after observing the shortcomings in each of the laboratories, it was necessary to carry out a manual for each of the equipment with its respective procedures and risks, in order to help users who, use laboratories and equipment to use them properly to prevent future eventualities. In each of the laboratories, the respective safety signals were implemented, which are governed by the INEN 3864-1 Standard, in turn, a first-aid kit was incorporated into each laboratory, with its respective saving signal with the INEN 3864-1 Standard, with the purpose of using them in case of accidents due to the manipulation of some laboratory equipment. Users who use laboratory equipment are recommended to use the safety, risks and procedures manual before any practice to avoid accidents.