Flinn Lab Safety Flashcard

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If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

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notify your instructor

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When should approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) be worn in the laboratory?

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Any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

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If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should

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ask the instructor before proceeding

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After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

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disposed of according to your instructor’s directions

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When heating a substance in a test tube, where should you point the open end?

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away from all people

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You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

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tell the science instructor at once

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What must be done with long hair in the laboratory?

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tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hairpins, or other confining device

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In a laboratory, the following should not be worn: dangling jewelry, sandals, loose clothing.

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all of the answers

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The following footwear is best in the laboratory.

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closed-toed shoes

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Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

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always against the rules