Lab Safety

If a fire erupts, immediately

• open the windows

• throw water on the fire

• notify the teacher

• run out of the room for safety

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory

• anytime when using heat, chemicals, or glassware

• to improve your vision

• to avoid eye strain

• only if you do not have normal glasses

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

• figure it out on your own

• ask the teacher before proceeding

• skip it and move on

• try several methods until something works

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• taken home

• dumped in the sink

• left at your station for the next class

• disposed of according to teacher's directions

You have been injured in the lab. The first thing you should do is…

• tell the teacher at once

• visit the nurse after class

• see a doctor after school

• apply first aid yourself

long hair in the laboratory must be

• cut short

• held back with one hand during the experiment

• tied back with a hair band

• always nice a neatly groomed

Which of the following should not be worn during a laboratory activity?

• loose clothing

• dangling jewelry

• sandals

• all of the above

Horseplay, practical jokes, or pranks in the classroom are

• always against the rules

• okay

• funny

• not dangerous

When handling animals, students should…

• open cages only with permission

• not tease or handle animals roughly

• report any bites or scratches to the teacher immediately

• all of the above

If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it

off, and tell

• the principal

• the teacher

• your lab partner

• your best friend in class