Laboratory Safety Quiz Review

If a fire erupts, immediately

• A. notify the teacher.

• B. run for the fire extinguisher.

• C. throw water on the fire.

• D. open the windows.

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory

• A. to avoid eye strain.

• B. to improve your vision.

• C. only if you do not have corrective glasses.

• D. anytime chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

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

• A. figure it out as you do the lab.

• B. try several methods until something works.

• C. ask the teacher before proceeding.

• D. skip it and go on to the next part.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• A. left at your lab station for the next class.

• B. disposed of according to your teacher’s directions.

• C. dumped in the sink.

• D. taken home.

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

• A. visit the school nurse after class.

• B. see a doctor after school.

• C. tell the teacher at once.

• D. apply first aid yourself.

Long hair in the laboratory must be

• A. cut short.

• B. held away from the experiment with one hand.

• C. always neatly groomed.

• D. tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, etc.

Which of the following should NOT be worn during a laboratory activity?

• A. loose clothing

• B. dangling jewelry

• C. sandals

• D. All of the above.

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are

• A. always against the rules.

• B. okay.

• C. not dangerous.

• D. okay if you are working alone.

When handling animals, students should

• A. open cages only with permission.

• B. not tease or handle animals roughly.

• C. report bites or scratches to the teacher immediately.

• D. All of the above.

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

• A. the principal.

• B. your lab partner.

• C. your best friend in the class.

• D. the teacher.