Safety in the laboratory

What is the correct procedure to follow when smelling the odor of a chemical substance?

• Fan your hand over the substance toward your nose which should be directly over the beaker

• Place your nose directly over the substance and take a big whiff

• Fan your hand over the substance toward your nose which should be several centimeters away from the substance

• place your nose near the opening of the beaker and inhale

Which of the following is considered safety equipment in our laboratory?

• eyewash station

• first aid kit

• fire extinguisher

• all of the above

What is the correct procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

• stand back and advise the teacher of the spill

• run madly about the room

• splash large amounts of water onto the spill

• immediately ask to go to the restroom

If you are not sure what to do during a lab activity:

• guess

• change lab partners

• ask the teacher

• just sit quietly and do nothing

You should tie back long hair and/or baggy clothes when:

• working near fire

• using chemicals in the lab

• trying to impress a friend

• the first two

A spill can cause an accident. Clean up a spill:

• when you have time

• after the teacher has told you 3 or more times

• at the end of the lab

• immediately

In the lab sharp objects should be carried

• with the points facing out to the front

• with the point down and away from the body

• with the point covered up by your hand

• so that the point will give your lab partner a pretty good jab

When in the lab you should wear

• sandals

• closed-toed shoes

• open-toed shoes

• no shoes

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

• old students

• transfer students

• only the teacher

• each and every student

The most important thing in laboratory experiments is

• getting done first

• getting the answer right

• safety

• penmanship