Lab Safety and Lab Tools

A student sees this symbol on a box. What must the student do?

• Smell the material in the box

• Taste the material

• Wear safety goggles and gloves

• Rinse the material down the drain

The directions for a lab show the goggle symbol. What should you do?

• Wear your goggles the entire time

• Wear your goggle part of the time

• Use the goggles to pull back your hair

What is the symbol showing?

• Hand washing

• Corrosive material use gloves

• Liquid is safe for

A student places his backpack behind his chair in between the lab tables during a lab. This is a lab safety violation.

• True

• False

Which item does not belong?

• Beaker

• Testtube

• Hand lens

• Test tube

When you spill a liquid you should first cover it with a chair so no slips and then tell your teacher.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT something you do after a lab is completed?

• Wash your hands

• Dispose of trash

• Read the directions

• Clean your materials off the lab table

A student is talking during the lab instructions and then complete the lab incoreectly. What major safety rule has he broken?

• Listen carefully

• Clean supplies

• Read directions

If glass equipment is broken you should do what first?

• Pick up the glass so no one gets hurt

• Tell the custodian

• Tell your teacher

If you want to measure volume of a liquid, which tool would be best to use

• A flask

• A test tube

• A graduated cylinder