Flinn Lab Safety Quiz

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

Flammable materials, like alcohol, should never be dispensed or used near

• an open door
• an open flame
• another student
•  a sink

 The following footwear is best in the laboratory. 

• shoes appropriate for the weather
• open-toed shoes
• closed-toed shoes
• sandals

All chemicals in the lab are to be considered dangerous

• True
• False

It’s okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash.

• True
• False

All unauthorized experiments are prohibited.

• True
• False

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always 

• wipe your hands on your clothes
• wipe your hands on a towel
• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water
• treat your hands with skin lotion

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

• notify your instructor
•  run for the fire extinguisher
• throw water on the fire
•  open the windows

If you wear contact lenses in the school laboratory

• take them out before starting the lab
• you do not have to wear protective goggles
•  advise your science instructor that you wear contact lenses
•  keep the information to yourself

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

•  to avoid eye strain
• to improve your vision
• only if you don’t have corrective glasses
•  any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used