Biology Lab Safety Quiz

All lab accidents, no matter how small, should be reported immediately to –

• Your lab partner

• The closest lab group

• Your teacher

• The custodian

In the laboratory, long hair should be –

• cut short.

• held away from the experiment with one hand.

• always neatly groomed.

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way.

Which of the following is a correct statement about wearing personal protective equipment such as goggles, gloves and aprons?

• wearing goggles is optional if you wear contacts or glasses.

• wearing protective equipment is optional.

• wear protective equipment when required by the activity.

• aprons are not required when wearing jeans and long sleeves.

It is acceptable to use chipped or cracked glassware during lab.

• false
• true

Tags

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

_______should be left in the locker (or backpack in our case) before entering the lab.

• Personal belongings

• Cell phone

• Jewelry

• Food

• All of these Items

Following instructions in the lab is important because_.

• It could be on the test

• The teacher might ask you a question

• Your lab partner might get lost

• It creates a safe and productive environment

Someone caught their sleeve on fire, what should you do first?

• Spray with fire extinguisher

• Smoother with fire blanket

• Call the office

• Put it under the eyewash station

For an event that requires police, fire, or emergency services, what would you use?

• SDS

• Phone

• First Aid Kit

• Evacuation Route

Proper attire includes

• Shorts

• Sandals

• Short sleeves

• None of these

A small fire has broken out in the lab, what item would you or more likely the teacher use in this emergency?

• Fire extinguisher

• Fire blanket

• First Aid Kit

• Eye wash station