Health And Safety In The Dark Room

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Health and Safety In The Dark Room

  • Make sure that the ventilator is on when working in the darkroom as the fumes from the chemicals are dangerous  


  • Make sure you use gloves if you have any allergies 


  • do not come into physical contact with the chemicals in the tray 

  • Do not use a phone while in the darkroom 

  • Do not mix the tweezers 

  • Always tidy up the props you used in the darkroom

  • Always segregate the chemicals don't mix them 

  • Keep the work area clean to prevent tripping over chemical bottles 

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