Lab Safety and Equipment

How should hair be handled during lab time or in a lab setting?

• Wear hair nets

• Only get buzzcuts

• Pull long hair back into a ponytail/bun

• Wear a wig

What kind of shoes should be worn during lab time or at any moment you are in a lab setting?

• Stilettos

• Sandlas/Open-Toed Shoes

• Closed-Toe shoes

• Crocs

Why should you avoid wearing open-toe shoes or shoes that offer little protection to your feet?

Which of the following activities count as "horseplay"?

• Throwing something across the lab room

• Pushing or pulling on your friends

• Wearing safety goggles

• Handling chemicals and instruments while joking

How do goggles provide protection to students working on lab experiments?

• By ensuring nothing enters the students eyes

• By making them "smarter"

• By giving them better vision

• By hiding students tears

What can happen if you do not put on gloves during a lab experiment?

• Your hands will get dried out

• Everyone will see how crusty your hands are

• You will write in your lab journal better

• You may spill chemicals on your hands or be exposed to infective agents

When should you use the in-lab hazard shower?

• When you forget to shower the night/morning before

• When you have spilled chemicals onto yourself or your clothes

• When your lab partner is smelling RIPE

• When your friends dares you to do it

Who should handle broken glass and where should it be disposed?

• You and in the trash

• Your instructor and in the trash

• You and in the broken glass container

• Your instructor and in the broken glass container

How should chemicals be handled?

• Freely and with creativity

• Only under direct guidance by an instructor

• Only when your principal directs you to

• However you want, try tasting them

Which two types of PPE should be used to handle heated beakers, test tubes, and materials?

• Goggles

• Tongs

• Gloves

• Aprons/Lab Coats