Safety in the lab

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

• Always
• Never

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Tell the teacher.
• Sweep up the glass.
• Pick up the glass with your hands.
• Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up when she sees it later.

I will perform only those activities that have been authorised by the teacher.

• True
• False

I will immediately tell the teacher/staff only about major accidents.

• True
• False

When should safety goggles be worn?

• at all times in the lab
• when you feel like it
• when liquids could splash into your eyes OR when using glassware

It's fine to smell chemicals directly from their containers.

• True
• False

Long hair in the lab must be...

• Cut shorter
• Held away from the experiment with your free hand
• Neatly groomed
• Tied back to be kept out of the way

If a chemical splashes on your skin, wash the skin at once with...

• Soap
• Oil
• An acid
• Plenty of water

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be...

• Left at your lab station for the next class
• Disposed of according to the teacher's instructions
• Dumped down the sink
• Taken home

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Draw the shape of the red outline of the hazard symbols