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Explore our practical laboratory How-To-Guides for teachers, technicians and students. Each guide provides clear step-by-step instructions, safe working guidance, equipment care advice and useful troubleshooting tips to help you use common science laboratory equipment correctly and confidently.
Learn how to use laboratory chemical storage cabinets correctly, including safe storage, segregation, compatibility, labelling and important checks before selecting a cabinet.
View COSHH Cabinets Guide →Learn how to read a burette accurately, position your eye correctly, identify the meniscus, avoid parallax errors and record reliable titration readings.
View Burette Guide →Follow the correct procedure for setting up, taring and using a laboratory balance, with guidance on accurate weighing, cleaning, care and troubleshooting.
View Balance Guide →Learn how to set up, light and use a Bunsen burner safely, understand the different flame types and troubleshoot common heating problems.
View Bunsen Burner Guide →Learn how to set up and focus a laboratory microscope correctly, adjust illumination, change magnification and troubleshoot common image and focusing problems.
View Microscope Guide →Follow the correct procedure for setting up and using a laboratory water bath, checking temperature stability and troubleshooting common heating problems.
View Water Bath Guide →Learn how to select, inspect, heat, cool, handle and clean borosilicate laboratory glassware safely while reducing the risk of breakage and thermal shock.
View Borosilicate Glassware Guide →Learn how to select, hold, heat, clean, inspect and store laboratory test tubes correctly, with practical guidance for safer handling and longer equipment life.
View Test Tubes Guide →We are continuing to expand our collection of practical How-To-Guides covering commonly used science laboratory equipment, apparatus and techniques. Each guide is designed to support safe working, correct equipment use, effective maintenance and confident practical science. Please contact us if there is a particular piece of laboratory equipment you would like us to cover or if you have any feedback on our existing guides - we'd love to hear from you.
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