Lab Safety and Chemistry

The correct way to move about the lab is to:

• run
• hurry
• walk
• skin

In order to put out a fire in a person's hair or clothing, use:

• water in the sink
• fire extinguisher
• fire blanket
• wind produced from running

Whose responsibility is it to clean up after a lab?

• only the teacher
• the students who performed the experiment
• the principal
• the custodian

If you break glassware in the lab, you should...

• Tell the teacher

• Clean it up quickly before the teacher notices

• Scream at the top of your lungs

• Scoop it under the lab table

Look at the picture. What is the purpose of the safety equipment located in the red box?

• In addition to STOP, DROP, & ROLL, it will help extinguish flames if a person's clothing is on fire

• To keep you warm in case of a classroom evacuation

• Clean up chemical spills

• There is no purpose

What does the red color on the NFPA diamond stand for?

• Special Hazard

• Health Hazard

• Flammability Hazard

• Reactivity Hazard

What does the yellow color on the NFPA diamond stand for?

• Reactivity Hazard

• Radioactivity Hazard

• Flammability Hazard

• Health Hazard

Which hazard does this pictogram represent?

• Harmful/Irritant
• Explosive
• Health Hazard
• Toxic

During a chemistry experiment, a student carefully pours an unknown solution from a test tube into a beaker. Another student sneaks up behind them and surprises their friend. The student accidentally drops the beaker on the floor, and pieces of glass land on their sandaled

feet. Which two lab safety rules did the students violate?

• Never play around during experiments (no horseplay)

• Pouring an unknown test solution into a test tube

• Never eat, drink or smell the chemicals

• Always wear closed toed shoes when in the lab

What does SDS stand for?

• Safety Data Sheet

• Safety Day Special

• Small Data Stuff

• Something Doing Something