Lab Safety Flashcard

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What precautions should Cindy take before starting the lab activity?

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Take off her earrings and tie back her hair

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

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Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water

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Part of lab safety includes reading the lab procedure…

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Before doing the lab

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

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tell the teacher at once.

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Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the lab classroom are

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always against the rules.

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After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

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disposed of according to your teacher’s directions.

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When is it OK to eat or drink at the lab tables?

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Never

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The following footwear is best in the laboratory: any type of shoes, open-toed shoes, closed-toed shoes, sandals.

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closed-toed shoes

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You are smelling a substance in a test tube. Always ...

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waft by waving the air above the test tube towards your nose

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Whose responsibility is it to help clean up the lab and classroom?

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each and every student.