Science labs / workshops
Science labs / workshops
Science labs and workshops are often places where students get to be creative and experiment, however, these spaces can present potential health and safety concerns. Considerations for these environments include trip hazards, increased exposure to differing environments and substances and the increased risk of a fire starting in these rooms.
Product considerations for science labs / workshops:
Robust equipment
Ensuring all cables are secured and out of the way of walkways to ensure trip hazards are minimised is an important consideration when creating a science lab or workshop. Within these spaces students are likely to be moving around more frequently as well as moving equipment and machinery. Our cable management products offer varying solutions to meet these needs.
Lighting control
Ensuring tailored lighting and control measures are in place in these spaces will ensure that the chances of accidents are reduced significantly. Controls can be utilised to ensure lighting is at the correct level and provide individual lighting for specific areas. Using the Vitesse Plus 7 system from CP Electronics offers ‘absence recovery’, so if the lights time out, we provide a 10 second action of presence detection. This removes the risk of people having to move (in the dark) towards the switch to reactivate the lighting.
Fire safety
The use of equipment such as Bunsen burners as well as potentially combustible materials being used gives greater chance of fire breaking out in science labs. Protecting the rest of the education facility from the spread of fire is imperative and will aid the safe evacuation of pupils and staff. Our EZ-path range is a fully compliant fire stopping solution for power and data cable management pathways and can offer up to 90 minutes protection from the spread of fire.
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