Lab Safety QUiz

Where do you go to find a chemical's SDS sheet?

• The library

• EHS Page of Ursinus Website

• QR code in the lab

• Log into Chimera Inventory

Find the SDS for Cyclohexane. What do the GHS pictograms tell you about it?

• Flammable

• Irritant

• Harmful to aquatic life

• Respiratory hazard

• Corrosive

What is the best type of glove to use when handling cyclohexane?

• Nitrile

• Neoprene

• Latex

• Butyl Rubber

Which of these would be an example of an incompatible chemical to store with cyclohexane?

• water

• nitric acid

  (oxidizer)

• hexane

• benzaldehyde

What is the proper way to dispose of used cyclohexane?

• Pour it into aqueous hazardous waste bottle

• Pour it into halogenated organic waste bottle

• Pour it into non halogenated organic waste bottle

• Pour it down the drain with copious amounts of water

Where is the proper place to use cyclohexane for an experiment?

• In a fume hood

• Outside the fume hood

Oops - you are in the middle of an experiment and there is an emergency evacuation drill. What should you do?

• Ignore the drill since you are in the middle of your experiment.

• Turn off hotplates/Bunsen burners, etc.

• Use the nearest exit and go to the designated assembly point for your building

• Assist disabled students by taking them to the elevator.

Oops! Somone just spilled a chemical on their torso and legs. What should they do?

• Cry.

• Engage the emergency shower for several seconds to rinse the chemical before taking them to a plumbed shower.

• Spray the affected area with the eye wash drench hose.

• Engage the emergency shower for 15 minutes to completely rinse the body.

How often are safety eyewashes and showers tested?

• Both are tested 1 time per month

• Eyewashes are tested weekly and showers, 1 time per month.

• Both are tested weekly

• It depends on how often the room is used.

On no - someone just created a fire in lab. You act quickly (having passed the fire safety module), calling 911 and pulling the fire alarm. Where possible, you have assisted others to safety. Should you use the fire extinquisher yourself?

• Yes. Act quickly and P.A.S.S!

• No - only faculty or staff may use the fire extinquisher.

• It depends on the size of the fire and if it can safely be managed with a fire extinquisher