lab safety practice

What is the most important part of your body to protect in the laboratory?

• eyes

• mouth

• nose

• ears

How is this protection provided?

• socks

• gloves

• mask

• goggles

Why are sandals prohibited in the laboratory?

• we do not need shoes

• do not protect your feet

• they are to pretty to get dirty

• I do not own shoes

four ways chemicals can enter the body.

• sound, sight, smell, test

• chemicals cannot enter the body

• Inhalation (breathing in.)

  Ingestion (eat it)

  Injection

  absorption

• injecton and absorption only

What are the steps in fighting a fire with a fire extinguisher?

• 1. Pull the pin without squeezing the handle

  Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire

  Squeeze the hand grip to release contents

  Sweep the fire extinguisher

• Pull the pin without squeezing the handle

  Aim the nozzle at the base of the fire

  sweep the handle

  squeeze

• Sweep a broom

  aim the water

  pull the pin

  run away

• run out of the room screming

If your teacher tells you to smell a chemical, how would you do it?

• drink it

• eat it

• look into the chemical

• wafting

What is an MSDS?

• Material Safety Data Sheet

• Money safety data sheet

• Mom Sister Dad Mom

• just letters

What is the correct procedure to use when heating a test tube with a Bunsen Burner?

• just hold it (no proteciton)

• use a test tube clamp.

• use your feet

• break the test tube

Why do you never use your mouth to pipette solutions?

• It is completely safe

• you could drink poison

• the mouth will dirty the sample

• I don't know

How can you tell the difference between hot and cold glassware safely?

• they are the same temperature

• Place your foot near the glass wear, but not touching it.

• Place your hand near the glass wear, but not touching it.

• Place your head near the glass wear, but not touching it.