Lab Safety

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If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

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notify your instructor

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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

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any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used

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

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ask the instructor before proceeding

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You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube

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away from all people

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

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tell the science instructor at once

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When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should: All of the choices, clean any glassware that appears dirty, examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks, read all directions carefully to know what equipment is necessary

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All of the choices

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Long hair in the laboratory must be

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tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hairpins, or other confining device.

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In a laboratory, the following should not be worn: dangling jewelry, sandals, loose clothing.

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all of the answers

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The following footwear is best in the laboratory: shoes appropriate for the weather, open-toed shoes, closed-toed shoes, sandals

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closed-toed shoes

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Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

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always against the rules