Lab Safety Quiz

If a fire erupts, immediately

• notify the teacher.

• run into the storage closet.

• throw water on the fire.

• open the window.

Approved eye protection devices (such as

goggles) are worn in the laboratory:

• to avoid eye strain.

• to improve your vision.

• only if you do not have corrective glasses.

• anytime chemicals, heat, glassware, or projectiles are

  used.

If you do not understand a direction or part

of a laboratory procedure, you should:

• figure it out as you do the lab.

• try several methods until something

  works.

• ask the teacher 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 for the next class.

• disposed of according to your teacher’s

  directions.

• dumped in the sink.

• taken home.

Long hair in the laboratory must be:

• cut short.

• held away from the experiment with one

  hand.

• always neatly groomed.

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way

  with a hair band, etc.

Which of the following should NOT be worn

during a laboratory activity?

• loose clothing

• dangling jewelry

• sandals

• All of the above.

Which of the following safety rules should be done during the investigation?

• Read and understand the procedure.

• No horseplay or running during the lab.

• Clean your area completely after the investigation.

• Return supplies as directed.

Cleaning your area and putting the supplies away should be done

• before the lab.

• during the lab.

• after the lab.

• at all times.

Lab procedures should begin when 

• students know and understand what needs to be done.

• students enter the room.

• students recognize the equipment.

• students gather the necessary supplies.

What equipment should be used if you get chemicals or irritants in your eye during a lab activity?

• the emergency shower

• eyewash station

• fire blanket

• fire exit