Lab Safety Flashcard

Front

What should you do with long hair during a lab investigation?

Back

Keep it tied back

Front

What should you do if you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure?

Back

Ask the teacher before proceeding.

Front

What should you do first if you are injured in the laboratory (cut, burned, etc.)?

Back

Tell the teacher at once.

Front

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are:

• always against the rules.
• okay.
• not dangerous.
• okay if you are working alone.

Back

always against the rules.

Front

What is best for a student to do before leaving the laboratory after working with chemicals or biological specimens?

Back

Wash hands with soap and water

Front

What should a student do if equipment is not working properly in the laboratory?

Back

Tell the science teacher

Front

The following footwear is best in the laboratory: shoes appropriate for the weather, open-toed shoes, closed-toed shoes, sandals.

Back

closed-toed shoes

Front

When should you read the lab procedure?

Back

Before doing the lab.

Front

When is it OK to eat or drink at the lab tables?

Back

Never

Front

Who is responsible for helping to clean up the lab or classroom?

Back

each and every student.