Lab Safety and Risk Assessment

What is a risk assessment?

• Essay about the environment
• Process for identifying preventive and protective measures by evaluating the risk from a hazard
• Checklist of hazards and preventive actions
• Minutes of a safety meeting

The first step in risk assessment is ........

• Hazard Identification

• Risk Evaluation

• Recording significant findings

• Risk Control

What is the aim of a risk assessment?

• To meet legal duties
• To meet moral obligations
• It is needed by the insurance company
• To make sure no one gets hurt or ill from work activities

What is this piece of lab equipment called?

• Beaker

• Graduated cylinder

• Test tube

• Funnel

Identify the equipment shown here:

• graduated cylinder
• Erlenmeyer flask
• beaker
• volumetric flask

Name this item

• Florence flask
• Stirring rod 
• Test tube
• Test tube holder

Name this item.

• funnel

• forcepts

• pinch clamp

• graduated cylinder

Name the item.

• hat rack

• scale

• thingamabob

• test tube rack

A bowl and club used for grinding

• erlenmyer flask

• test tube

• mortar and pestle

• petri dish

These can be used for crucibles or beakers (if plastic-tipped)

• Crucible tongs

• Crucible Clamp

• Ring Stand

• Iron Ring