Lab Safety Quiz

Flammable materials, like alcohol, should never be dispensed or used near

• an open door

• a sink

• an open flame

• another student

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

• notify your teacher-"Code one, "Code one"

• run for the fire extinguisher

• open the window

• throw water on the fire

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

• to improve your vision

• any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used

• only if you don't have corrective glasses

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

• ask the instructor before proceeding.

• try several methods until something works.

• figure it out as you do the lab.

• skip it and go on to the next part.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be

• disposed of according to your instructor's directions.

• taken home.

• left at your lab station for the next class.

• dumped in the sink.

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

• toward another classmate.

• away from all people.

• toward the window

Look at the image below. What piece of equipment should be used to put out the fire?

• eye wash station

• first aid kit

• fire extinguisher, fire blanket

• fume hood

Choose the safety symbol for a substance that is Flammable.

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

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

• apply first aid yourself

• visit the school nurse after class

• see a doctor after school

• immediately tell the teacher

When gathering glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should

• examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks

• clean any glassware that appears to be dirty

• read all directions to know what equipment is necessary

• All of the above