Lab Safety

What are the consequences of ignoring lab safety?

• You get hurt

• You fail the lab

• You lose lab privileges

• You bring about the zombie apocalypse

What should you do if a piece of equipment breaks?

• Keep it to yourself

• Tell your lab partner

• Notify your instructor

• Clean it up by yourself

Part of lab safety includes reading the lab procedure...

• before doing the lab.

• after doing the lab.

• while doing the lab.

• only if you think you really need it.

Long hair in the lab must be...

• Cut shorter

• Neatly groomed

• Held away from the experiment with your free hand

• Tied back to be kept out of the way

What type of footwear would be best worn in a laboratory?

• High Heels

• Sandals

• Sneakers

• Flip-Flops

When heating a substance in a test tube, the test tube should be pointed

• Towards you

• Away from you and others

• Away from others

• Towards others and away from you

You should never ______ chemicals in the lab. 

• taste

• touch

• smell

• all of the above

In a laboratory, the following should not be worn. 

• all of the answers

• dangling jewelry

• sandals

• loose clothing

Chipped or cracked glassware is okay to use.

• True

• False

While performing an experiment in the lab you read that you will be working with an open flame, glass beakers, and water.  What are the correct pieces of safety equipment you must be wearing?

• gloves, goggles
• goggles, gloves, apron
• apron, goggles
• gloves, apron