Lab and Safety

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.

When should you tie back long hair or baggy clothing?

• When working with chemicals
• When working with a Bunsen burner
• When doing dissections.
• Any time you are working in the lab.

I must follow all instructions, written and verbal, about the laboratory procedures given by the teacher.

• True
• False

I will perform only those activities that have been authorized by the instructor.

• 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

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

When heating a substance in a test tube, the test tube should be pointed

• Towards you
• Away from you and others
• Away from others
• Towards others and away from you

It’s okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash.

• True
• False

When you finish working with chemicals, you should 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.