Lab Safety

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

• Always
• Never

When should you tie back long hair or baggy clothing?

• When working with chemicals
• When working with a Bunsen burner
• When doing dissections.
• Any time you are working in the lab.

I must follow all instructions, written and verbal, about the laboratory procedures given by the teacher.

• True
• False

I will perform only those activities that have been authorized by the instructor.

• True
• False

Horseplay, jokes, and pranks are appropriate in the science classroom at any time.

• True
• False

If you break glassware in the lab, you should...

• Tell the teacher
• Clean it up quickly before the teacher notices
• Scream at the top of your lungs

When in the lab...

• long sleeves and loose clothing should be rolled up
• closed toe shoes should be worn
• long hair should be pulled back
• all of the above

Before leaving the lab you should always wash or sanitize your hands.

• True 
• False

It's fine to smell chemicals directly from their containers.

• True
• False

It's fine to do random experiments with the lab equipment without teacher permission.

• Ummmm... no!
• Sure- it'd be fine!