2016 S4 Lab Safety

It's OK to have food, gum, or drinks in the lab if you ask your teacher first.

• True
• False

In a lab, the following should not be worn: 

• all of the answers
• dangling jewelry or loose clothing
• sandals
• long, loose hair

Leftover chemicals should be washed down the sink...

• always
• never
• only if the lab instructor says it's ok

Choose the true lab safety rule:

• Listen to all directions before starting work.
• Prepare for lab by reading all instructions BEFORE coming into lab.
• Be aware of your surroundings at all times.
• all the choices

It's sometimes OK to change the class experiment on your own. Just use your best judgment.

• True
• False

Safety glasses must be worn when instructed, every time, all the time, no exceptions.

• True
• False

You can assume that all chemicals your teacher gives you are safe to smell, touch or taste.

• True
• False

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

• apply first aid.
• tell the science instructor at once.
• see a doctor after school.
• visit the school nurse after class.

Laboratory work can be started immediately upon entering the laboratory if you know what to do, even if the teacher is not there yet.

• True
• False

If any dangerous situation (fire, broken glassware, chemical spill) happens in the lab...

• call 911 immediately.
• send someone for the principal.
• let your teacher know immediately.
• scream "DANGER!".