Lab Safety

Front

When should goggles be worn in the laboratory?

Back

Any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

Front

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

Back

ask the instructor before proceeding

Front

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be—

Back

Disposed of according to your instructor's directions

Front

If you have been injured in a laboratory by a cut or burn, first you should—

Back

Tell the science teacher at once

Front

What must be done with long hair in the laboratory?

Back

tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band

Front

What may be worn in a laboratory while completing a lab assignment? Options: loose clothing, dangling jewelry, sandals, contact Lenses

Back

contact Lenses

Front

horseplay and practical jokes in the laboratory are

Back

always against the rules

Front

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

Back

wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water

Front

How should sharp objects be carried in the laboratory?

Back

holding the handle with the tip pointed down.

Front

If a harmful chemical splashes in your eyes or on your skin, you should—

Back

flush with water at the eyewash station or in the lab shower and tell the teacher.