It is important to know lab safety, because if you didn’t know how to be safe while using lab equipment you may hurt yourself.  Some experiments involve fire,  electrical wires, or dangerous chemicals, and without proper care you could be burned, shocked, or your skin could be damaged from the chemicals. It is also important to know the equipment you are using, so you wont break, or damage the equipment. Knowing lab safety is to ensure that you will be safe in the science lab. Without it many things would go wrong.