1.02 Lab Safety

If you spill something in a lab, what should you do first?

• Tell the teacher

• Do nothing

• Clean it up 

What is this scientist doing wrong?

• smiling

• eating in a lab

• wearing glasses

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

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.

Why are safety symbols important?

• So you know wha to do
• They are cool
• They tell you specific dangers
• They tell you how to do an experiment

Name this lab apparatus:

• wash bottle
• striker
• well plate
• safety glasses or safety goggles

Where should you dispose of any waste materials after the lab is over?

• Garbage

• In the appropriate waste container as directed by the teacher

• Down the drain

Answer explanation

There are times we will pour things down the drain or throw things in the garbage, but you need to listen to directions to know where everything goes.

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

• True

• False

You cut your finger during a lab experiment. The first course of action is to...

• Visit the school nurse after class

• See a doctor after school

• Tell the teacher at once

• Apply first aid yourself

At the end of the lab you see some leftover chemical that looks just like the stuff you were using.  You should:

• put the chemical back in the jar it came from.
• sweep it into your hand and throw it out.
• tell the teacher so you can dispose of it properly.
• tell your classmates that your lab partner is really messy.