Lab Safety

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

• guess
• change lab partners
• ask a teacher
• just sit quietly and do nothing

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:

• helpful.
• allowed
• dangerous.
• the quickest way to do a job.

What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

• Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.
• Run madly out of the room.
• Splash large amounts of water onto the spill.
• Immediately ask to go to the restroom.

At the end of the lab you see some leftover chemical that looks just like the stuff you were using.  You should:

• put the chemical back in the jar it came from.
• sweep it into your hand and throw it out.
• tell the teacher so you can dispose of it properly.
• tell your classmates that your lab partner is really messy.

When in the lab you should wear...

• open-toed shoes.
• sandals.
• closed-toes shoes.
• no shoes.

Which of the following IS considered safety equipment in our classroom?

• Eyewash Station
• Emergency Shower
• Fire Extinguisher
• All of the Above.

You should report accidents to the teacher __.

• after the class is over
• immediately 
• the following day
• never

When should you look over the experiment instructions? 

• After starting the lab
• When your teacher tells you to
• Before starting the lab
• It doesn't really matter.  Instructions are silly!

Why are approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the lab?

• A. To improve your vision
• B. To make you look like a bug
•  C. To give you headaches
•  D. To protect eyes around chemicals, heat, or glassware