Lab Safety

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab.

• taste

• touch

• smell

• listen to

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.

When can you perform your own experiments with lab materials?

• When I am sure it is safe to do so.

• Whenever I want to.

• When all of my group is ready.

• Never.

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.

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

• old students.
• transfer students.
• each and every student.
• only the teacher.

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

• after you have cleaned it up

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). The first thing you should do is ....

• apply first aid yourself.

• tell the science instructor at once.

• see a doctor after school.

• visit the school nurse after class.

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube 

• away from all people
• toward another classmate
• toward your lab partner
• toward yourself

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

• skip it and go on to the next part.
• ask the instructor before proceeding
• try several methods until something works
• figure it out as you do the lab