Lab Safety Review

When should goggles be worn in the lab?

• To avoid straining your eyes

• only if you're not already wearing glasses

• When you need to see better

• when using chemicals, heat, or glassware.

Match the following safety equipment to their use.

• protect eyes from chemicals or flying objects

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• protect your skin and clothing

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• remove chemicals/ objects from eyes

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• contains items for dressing wounds

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• smother a fire

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If you're not sure what to do, you should

• Just wing it - you'll be fine

• Skip it and play on your phone

• Ask the instructor before moving on

• Keep trying different things until something works

When setting up equipment for a lab,

• read all directions to determine what equipment you need

• clean any glassware that is dirty

• check glassware for cracks

• all should be done

All chemical wastes should be disposed of

• when you get home from school

• at the end of the day after all classes have reused them

• down the sink

• according to the teacher instructions

How should you transport hot glassware?

• Pour cold water on it first

• Use tongs

• Use a paper towel

• Pickup the end that looks cooler

Who is the first person you should notify if you are injured in the lab?

• School nurse

• Your Mom

• Your teacher

• Your best friend in California

Messing around in the science lab is

• always against the rules

• sometimes okay

• not dangerous

• okay if you don't have a partner

Long hair in a lab setting should be ​ (a)  

• tied back
• cut off
• swung wildly around

Chemicals that get on your body should be washed with what?

• plenty of water

• hand sanitizer

• oils

• a basic solution