Lab Safety

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

• True
• False

Before leaving the lab you should always wash or sanitize your hands.

• True 
• False

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

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

• guess
• change lab partners
• ask a teacher
• just sit quietly and do nothing

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

Part of lab safety includes reading the lab procedure...

• before doing the lab
• while doing the lab
• after doing the lab
• only if you think you really need it

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the tube

• towards your body
• toward your lab partner
• towards another classmate
• away from all people

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• left at your lab station for the next class

• disposed of according to your instructor's directions

• dumped in the sink

• taken home

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

• always against the rules

• OK

• Acceptable if you are working alone

• Not a big problem as long as there are no injuries

When you are smelling a chemical you should

• Smell it directly

• Waft the odor

• Never smell

• Take a big sniff