Lab safety quiz

When you are done working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always...

• treat your hands with skin lotion.

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

• wipe your hands on a towel.

• wipe your hands on your clothes.

Long hair in the science lab must be...

• held away with one hand.

• cut short.

• neatly groomed.

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair tie.

If you have been injured in the lab tell the teacher at once.

• True

• False

All chemical wastes after an experiment should be...

• dumped in the sink.

• disposed according to your teachers instructions.

• taken home.

• left for someone else to clean up.

All unauthorized experiments are prohibited.

• True

• False

If you see a science experiment set up in the classroom...

• do not touch anything until instructed.
• immediately begin working on the lab.
• go and check all equipment.
• walk around and check each station.

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are...

• always against the rules.
• okay.
• not dangerous.
• okay if you are working alone.

You can taste, eat, drink or inhale anything used in science activities.

• True
• False

When is it OK to eat or drink at the lab tables?

• Always
• During group work, but not during lab activities
• Never
• During lab activities

Students complete a laboratory investigation. Who is responsible for returning the materials to their proper place?

• Students who did the investigation

• Students entering the laboratory

• Building services personnel

• The science teacher