Lab Safety & Equipment

If you get hurt or injured in any way, you should

• tell your teacher immediately

• find bandages or a first aid kit

• go to the principal's office

• get help after you finish the lab

When working with materials that might fly into the air and get into your eyes or someone else's eyes, you should wear

• goggles

• an apron

• gloves

• a hat

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.

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

Which of the following footwear is best in the laboratory?

• sandals

• rain boots

• closed-toed shoes

• heels

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

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste
• touch
• smell
• all of the above

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.

instrument for measuring precise fluid volumes

• graduated cylinder

• beaker

• Erlenmeyer Flask