Jalandhar November 25 (Jaswinder Singh Azad)- R. Venkataraman Chemical Society of Chemistry Department of Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar organized DBT-STAR sponsored Workshop on “Safety Measures and First Aid in Chemistry Lab” under the able guidance of Principal Prof. Dr. (Mrs) Ajay Sareen. The workshop was designed to introduce safer lab practices among students, staff and all the laboratory attendants of Chemistry Department.
Mrs. Deepshikha, Head of Department and Incharge of R. Venkatraman Chemical Society shed light on the importance of safety measures in Labs. The focus was to create awareness about chemical hazards, first aid measures for accidental chemical exposure, safe handling of various commonly used chemicals, safety rules (Labcoats, shoes, plain glasses, tieing long hairs) while performing experiments in Chemistry Labs. Students were made aware about the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) of chemicals, meaning of various symbols/labels on chemical bottles etc.
All the members of discipline of Chemistry were benefitted from this workshop. Total 30 students participated in Poster Making, and Power Point competitions held on the occasion. Gurleen Kaur (B.Sc. medical sem III), Navjot kaur (B.Sc. NM Sem I), Kanupriya (B.Sc. NM Sem V) placed first, second and third position respectively in powerpoint presentation competition. Nancy (M.Sc. chemistry sem III), Saloni (Bsc Sem I) and Tanya Mehta (B.Sc. Biotech Sem III) were placed first, second and third prize in poster making competition. Mrs. Saloni Sharma, Dr. Shaveta Chauhan, Mrs. Purnima, Ms. Tanisha, and Ms. Hemlata, Dr Rajneet Kaur Saini faculty of Science Department were also present on the occasion.