Biomedical Lab Safety

Multiple Choice

What should you do before you start a lab?

• read all procedures

• make sure your work area is neat

• get teachers permission

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

If your lab partner gets chemicals in his/her eyes, the first thing your should do is...

• clean up spilled chemicals

• call 911

• take them to the eye wash and tell the teacher immediately

• make the person sit down to calm their nerves

Multiple Choice

If you break glassware during the lab you should...

• tell the teacher immediately

• clear people of the area and leave the broken glass

• wait and tell teacher at the end of class

• try to clean it up without telling anyone

Multiple Choice

When heating a substance in a test tube the test tube should be pointed...

• towards others and away from you

• towards you

• away from you and others

• away from others

Multiple Choice

During the lab it is okay to

• have a snack

• drink water

• none of the above

• taste chemcials

Multiple Choice

Why are safety symbols important?

• They tell you how to do an experiement

• they are cool looking

• they tell you specific dangers

• so you know what to do

Multiple Choice

When should you wear safety goggles?

• When working with chemicals, acids, and bases and heating devices

• anytime you are in the lab

• when you look at the sun

• never

Multiple Choice

If you are using sharp instruments you should always...

• cut objects over a sink

• place objects on a suitable surface

• give objects for someone else to cut

• cut objects in your hand

Multiple Choice

When you are smelling a chemical you should...

• take a big sniff

• never smell chemicals

• smell it directly

• waft the odor

Multiple Choice

You should know the location of

• the fire extinguisher

• fire alarms

• eyewash

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Running in the lab is ok if you are not using chemcials.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Examine all glassware before use.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Broken glass should immediately be thrown in the trash and no one informed.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

It is okay to use damaged cords as long as they are still working.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If you get something in your eye immediately start rubbing it.

• True

• False