Lab Safety Review

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

• figure it out as you do the lab

• try several methods until something works

• ask the instructor before proceeding

• skip it and go on to the next part

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

• visit the school nurse after class

• see the doctor after school

• tell the science instructor at once

• apply first aid yourself

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, hairpins, or other confining device

The following footwear is the best in the laboratory

• sandals

• open-toed shoes

• closed-toe shoes

• shoes appropriate for the weather

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

• always against the rules

• okay

• not dangerous

• okay if you are working alone

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

• the custodian

• your lab partner

• your best friend in the class

• the science instructor

When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always

• treat your hands with skin lotion

• wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water

• wipe your hands on a towel

• wipe your hands on your clothes

True or False: Laboratory work can be started immediately upon entering the laboratory even if the instructor is not yet present.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

True or False: Read all procedures thoroughly before entering the laboratory

• True

• False