Lab Safety

True or False...

It is perfectly fine to sniff any chemicals in the lab without wafting.

• False

• True

True or False...

You can follow whatever safety procedures you want, regardless of what has been posted in the science lab or written in the procedures.

• False

• True

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

• Figure it out as you go.

• Try several methods until one works.

• Ask the teacher before proceeding.

• Skip it and go on to the next part.

Which of these are not tolerated during a lab?

• Pranks

• Horseplay

• Joking around.

• All of the above.

If an accident happens during the lab, what should you IMMEDIATELY do?

• Keep on with the experiment.

• Stop and let the teacher know.

• Act like you were joking around with a friend.

• Lie to the teacher.

Long hair in the lab must be...

• Cut shorter

• Neatly groomed

• Held away from the experiment with your free hand

• Tied back to be kept out of the way

Why is it important to never eat, drink, or chew gum in the lab?

• You might ingest chemicals.

• It is bad for your teeth

• It could affect the lab results

You should report accidents to the teacher __.

• after the class is over
• immediately 
• the following day
• never

Safe or Unsafe: Grace thought a substance smelled weird so she took a deep whiff of it. She didn’t think it smelled poisonous and tasted a little bit of the substance.

• safe

• unsafe

True or False

Keeping your work area and science room neat is an important lab procedure.

• True

• False