The clamps pot are a tool used to avoid direct contact of the body with various objects used in chemical laboratories.
They are made of stainless steel and have a slit or curvature at their tips to better take an object or container from the chemical process in which you work.
Crucible tongs.
The crucible are the hottest areas of a furnace where metal is melted. Because crucible tongs help keep you away from dangerous or harmful containers, they were named after the tongs used by foundry workers to stay away from the heat of the furnace crucible.
Crucible Tongs and Laboratory Safety
Chemistry has come a long way in the last century. In this way, all the processes that occur within a chemical laboratory have advanced.
Safety standards within laboratories are increasingly strict to prevent accidents or injuries from occurring among scientists working or investigating.
For example, if you are handling a test tube with corrosive content, the clamps by design they have tightly secure the object between them to prevent spillage or to keep them away from the person handling them.
It also occurs with very hot objects that must be handled. The crucible tongs are of the utmost importance so as not to burn other vessels, co-workers or the same person who performs the experiments, thus avoiding an accident.
Likewise, the crucible forceps are used to manipulate objects in very low temperatures, even minus zero, which are necessary to develop certain chemical processes.
Other security measures in laboratories
In addition to the crucible forceps, it is necessary for laboratories to use gloves that resist what is necessary in case any harmful or contagious liquid is spilled, preventing an injury among laboratory workers.
Another important safety measure is the use of a mouth cover to avoid breathing toxic gases that result from chemical combinations that are investigated or performed in laboratories.
In many cases, it is necessary to use more resistant or insulating protective suits according to the level of the chemical processes that are carried out.
Laboratories that work with contagious biological agents necessarily merit this type of clothing.
Another international safety standard is that all objects used in the laboratory, including crucible forceps, must be sterilized and disinfected before and after use.
Laboratory environments must be isolated from each other and with ventilation systems that do not allow the dissipation of a bacteria or chemical element dangerous to humans, plants or animals.
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