Lab Safety

You accidentally dropped a glass beaker on to the ground, and it has shattered. What do you do?

• Clean it up on your own.
• Report it to the teacher.
• Step on it
• Use it to somehow continue the experiment.

What should you do if you cut your self because of the chipped corner of a measure?

• Wash it off and put a band aid
• Tell the teacher
• Dispose the Measure
• All of the above

How should students deal with unused chemicals?

• Leave them in the container
• Return them to their original bottles
• Pour them down the drain
• Dispose as instructed by the teacher

What should you do as part of cleaning up after a lab activity?

• Return dirty equipment to its location.
• Go to your seat without washing your hands.
• Clean all glassware and equipment and put everything away according to instructions.
• Leave safety goggles and other personal protective equipment on the lab bench.

You have used a heated glass as part of your experiment. The glass does not look hot anymore, so you proceed to wash it. What precautions must you take/What must you be careful of?

• Handle the glassware with a paper towel.
• Don't wash it with cold water.
• Point the glass away from yourself.
• None of the above.

When a dry chemical is spilled what should you do?

• Clean it up with soap and water
• Use paper towel and wipe the chemical away
• Use your hands to wipe it off
• Call the teacher for help

Which one is hazardous chemicals ?

• chlorazotic acid
• carbonic acid
• hydrate
• copper oxide

What sort of shoes do you have to wear

• steel toed boots

• Slides

• Comfortable, safe closed toed shoes

• High heels

You can only be in the lab or preparation room when...

• You have supervision from a staff member (a science teacher).

• You are accompanied by a friend.

• The materials you have gone to retrieve are not hazardous so you can go by yourself.

• Both teacher supervision and not hazardous materials

If chemicals are splashed in the eye you should ...

• Tell the teacher at once.
• Go to the eyewash station and rinse out your eyes thoroughly.
• Hold your eyelids open.
• cry.