Lab Safety Quiz

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are worn in the laboratory

• to avoid eye strain
• to improve your vision
• only if you don't have corrective lenses
• anytime chemicals, heat, or glassware are used

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should

• figure it out as you do the lab
• try several methods until something works
• ask the instructor before proceeding
• skip it and go onto the next part

After completing a lab, 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

You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick it up. You should

• use a rag or paper towels
• pick up the end that looks cooler
• use tongs
• pour cold water on it

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn, etc.). First you should

• visit the school nurse after class
• see a doctor after school
• tell the science instructor at once
• apply first aid to yourself

When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should

• read all directions carefully to know what equipment is necessary
• examine all glassware to check for chips and cracks
• clean any glassware that appears dirty
• All of the above

Long hair in the laboratory must be

• cut short/buzz cut/mullet
• held away from the experiment with one hand
• always neatly groomed
• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hair pins, or other confining device

In a laboratory, the following should not be worn.

• loose clothing
• dangling jewlery
• sandals
• all of the above

The following footwear is best in the laboratory

• sandals
• open-toed shoes
• closed-toed shoes
• shoes appropriate for the weather

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

• always against the rules
• okay
• not dangerous
• okay if you are working alone