Lab Safety Quiz

Flammable materials, like alcohol, should never be dispensed near

• an open door

• an open flame

• another student

• a sink

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

• notify your instructor

• run for the fire extinguisher

• throw water on the fire

• open the windows

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should

• figure it out as you do the lab

• try several methods until something works

• ask the instructor before proceeding

• skip it and go on to the next part

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• left at your lab station

• disposed of to your instructor's directions

• dumped in the sink

• taken home

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube

• towards yourself

• towards your lab partner

• towards another classmate

• away from all people

You are heating a piece of glass and not want to pick it up. You should

• use a rag or paper towels

• pick up the end that looks coolor

• use tongs

• pour cold water on it

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

• visit the school nurse after class

• see a doctor after school

• tell the science instructor at once

• apply first aid yourself

Personal eyeglasses provide about as much protection as

• a face shield

• safety glasses

• splash proof chemical goggles

• none of the above

Long hair in the laboratory must be

• cut short

• held away from the experiment with clips

• always neatly groomed

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hairpins, or other confining devices

In a laboratory, the following should not be worn:

• loose clothing

• dangling jewelry

• sandals

• all of the above