Flinn Lab Safety Quiz

Flammable materials, like ethanol, should never be dispensed or used near

• an open flame

• an open door

• another student

• a sink

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Regarding fire safety, you should always do the following, except?

• Know where the fire exits are located in advanced in the event of a fire.

• Notify the teacher.

• Throw water on the fire

• If you are not the person operating the fire extinguisher, exit the lab and go stand in the hallway and wait for further instructions from the teacher.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

How would you protect yourself from accidentally ingesting chemicals?

• Not eating or drinking in the laboratory

• Do not touch your face with your hands while running an experiment.

• If wearing a glove, remove gloves and wash hands prior to leaving the lab.

• All of the above

Students should always wash their hands after every lab experiment.

• True

• False

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• taken home

• dumped in the sink

• left at your lab station for the next class

• disposed of in the chemical waste bin

If a lab experiment is not completed, you should

• make up some results

• discuss the issue with your instructor

• sneak in after school and work alone

• come in during lunch and finish while eating lunch

You are heating a substance in a test tube. You should never point the open end of the tube. Select all answers that apply.

• away from all people

• toward another classmate

• toward your lab partner

• toward yourself

You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick it up. You should 

• pour cold water on it
• use tongs
• pick up the end that looks cooler
• use a rag or paper towels

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

• tell your teacher immediately

• apply first aid yourself

• see a doctor after school

• visit the school nurse after class

When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should

• read all directions carefully to know what equipment is necessary

• clean any glassware that appears dirty

• examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks

• All of the above