Lab Safety Review

Why are goggles an important part of lab safety equipment?

• Goggles help avoid eye strain.

• Goggles improve your vision. (They help you see better)

• Goggles protect our eyes from chemicals and foreign objects.

• Goggles look cool.

If a fire erupts, immediately...

• notify (tell) the teacher

• throw water on in.

• run for the fire extinguisher

• open the windows.

During an experiment, long hair must be

• cut short

• held away from the experiment with one hand.

• always neatly groomed.

• tied back with a hair band.

Which of the following should be used to protect clothing and skin?

• Fire Blanket

• Eyewash/Face Wash

• Apron

• Fire Extinguisher

Are goggles preventative or emergency equipment?

• Emergency

• Preventative

True or False: Read all procedures thoroughly before performing an experiment.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

True or False: Never remove chemicals, specimens, or other equipment from the laboratory

• True

• False

It is okay to perform a lab in a classroom with no teacher or supervising adult present.

• True

• False

Baggy clothing and jewelry are fashionable and are allowed during a lab.

• True

• False

You should panic and run out of the house when a lab fire is finally determined to be out-of-control.

• True

• False