Lab Safety Review

Laboratory Safety Review

Lab Safety Scenarios

Safety Scenarios Directions:  Look carefully at the different scenarios. Are there safety violations taking place?  Read the questions then look at the picture in order to identify the dangers you see.  Then, tell what these students should do to stay safe.  

Name                  Date             Period  

Laboratory Safety Scenarios

Lab Scenario 1

Lab Scenario 2

Lab Scenario 3

Lab Scenario 4

Lab Scenario 5

Lab Scenario 1

1.  List 2 unsafe activities depicted in this illustration and explain how they should be altered to make them safe.

  2.  What piece of safety equipment should be used to put out the fire?

Lab Scenario 2

1.   How should Rick correct his technique?

2.    Are these students behaving appropriately? If not, what should they be doing differently?

Lab Scenario 3

1.  Compare Evelyn’s technique with Kwan’s technique.

 2.  Whose technique is the correct one?  

Lab Scenario 4

1.  Identify 3 unsafe activities shown here.

2.  Explain alternate procedures for each activity you identify.

Lab Scenario 5

1.  Describe Jarvis’ error. Who in this scenario is performing a correct procedure?

2. Identify 2 unsafe activities shown here.  

Lab Scenario 6

1. What is unsafe about Ernie’s behavior?

2.  Why is Lydia’s behavior appropriate? Why is it important in a laboratory setting?