Chemical safety awareness among science students in UMK Jeli Campus

Chemical safety is the most important issue when working in the laboratories. Recently, the increasing number of accident cases reported involving universities laboratories shows the importance of safety issues in the education sector. Safety awareness among students is crucial in order to find out the method to prevent the accident occurred in future. This study was conducted to assess the level of chemical safety awareness among students in UMK Jeli Campus. Survey questionnaires were distributed among 238 of students from ten academic programmes in UMK Jeli Campus. Descriptive analysis shows that the understanding of safety and health practice when doing activities in the laboratory were good (mean values: x-x) but some of the students did not implement the safety practices in the laboratories especially when an unplanned event occur. Therefore, it is crucial for all students in universities that involved in laboratory activities to attend a chemical safety training in order to maintain and create a safe environment.