Chemistry Lab Safety

When is it OK to eat or drink at the lab tables?

• Always
• During group work, but not during lab activities
• Never
• During lab activities

What should you do if you break glass in the lab?

• Tell the teacher, sweep up the glass, and put it in the broken glass container
• Tell the teacher, sweep up the glass, and dump it into the garbage
• Pick up the glass with your hands
• Ignore it; the teacher will clean it up

Why should you clean all materials after working in the lab?

• Chemical residue left on the materials may affect later experiments or cause a chemical reaction
• Dirty classware may start to smell bad
• Some chemicals we use in labs may slowly dissolve glass, and if you leave them long enough holes will actually form
• Trick question - you actually don't need to wash your materials after lab as long as you remember to do it before lab next time. 

Keeping your work area neat and clean is important because:

• My teacher is a neat-freak
• I won't lose my supplies in the clutter.
• It keeps the room from looking messy.
• It helps prevent accidents.

I can perform my own experiments with lab materials ___.

• I am sure it is safe to do so.
• Whenever I want to.
• When all of my group is ready.
• Never.

Disrupting other students in the laboratory with horseplay in the lab is:

• helpful.
• allowed
• dangerous.
• the quickest way to do a job.

What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

• Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill.
• Run madly out of the room.
• Splash large amounts of water onto the spill.
• Immediately ask to go to the restroom.

At the end of the lab you see some leftover chemical that looks just like the stuff you were using.  You should:

• put the chemical back in the jar it came from.
• sweep it into your hand and throw it out.
• tell the teacher so you can dispose of it properly.
• tell your classmates that your lab partner is really messy.

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

• old students.
• transfer students.
• each and every student.
• only the teacher.

Which of the following IS considered safety equipment in our classroom?

• Eyewash Station
• Emergency Shower
• Fire Extinguisher
• All of the Above.