Hey Pete,
You're gonna find a couple of basic safety tips come at you again and again.
1. Wear your safety equipment any time the lathe is on (face shield, not goggles)
2. Pay attention.
Most accidents aren't really accidents. They are usually flat out mistakes made when we're tired, overconfident, drunk, distracted, having a "bad day", rushing it, doing something we know we shouldn't but think we can get away with, etc. If we respect our limits and pay at least moderately consistant attention, most injuries can be avoided.
As to safety equipment, goggles are fine for shavings but when that chunk of wood breaks loose and smacks you in the face, they don't do much more than save your eyesight. Inexpensive polycarbonite face shields are excellent insurance against facial reconstructive surgery.
When sanding, keep the faceshield on as you don't know when that wood's gonna chase your nose. Just add a dust mask/respirator. Once again, a $30 investment in a 3M half mask with cartridge filters is an excellent investment. Any wood dust can be problematic and the stuff we generate when turning is both copious and very fine. The cloth dust masks help but still let alot of the tiny stuff through. Though less comfortable, the respirators work much better. Best of all is a dust collection and filtration system for your whole shop.
That about covers the major safety points from my end. Everything else is detail.
Oh, and when working with CA glue, never glue yourself to something to large to lift.
Have fun with your presentation.
Dietrich