Lab Safety

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If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

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notify your instructor

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Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory  to avoid eye strain, to improve your vision, only if you don’t have corrective glasses,  any time you are instructed to wear them

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 any time you are instructed to wear them

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

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ask Mr. Williams before proceeding

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

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tell Mr. Williams at once

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When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should: All of the choices, clean any glassware that appears dirty, examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks, read all directions carefully to know what equipment is necessary

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All of the choices

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Long hair in the laboratory must be

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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, long hair that is not tied back, loose clothing.

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all of the answers

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

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closed-toed shoes

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Messing around or practical jokes in the laboratory are

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always against the rules

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If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell 

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Mr. Williams