Lab Safety

When smelling a chemical, you should hold it away from your face and ____ the air toward your nose!

• waft

• drink

• clean

• fire

You should never ____ anything in the science lab without permission.

• drink

• equipment

• read

• fire

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 most important rule to follow in a science lab?

• tie hair back

• wear goggles

• follow directions

• get started right away

When is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

• Always

• Never

In case of a cut in the lab you should...

• Tell your teacher

• Apply pressure

• Do not touch someone else's blood

• All of the above

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

• notify your instructor

•  run for the fire extinguisher

• throw water on the fire

•  open the windows

Long hair in the laboratory must be 

• tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band, hairpins, or other confining device

• always neatly groomed

• held away from the experiment with one hand

• cut short

When in the lab you should wear...

• open-toed shoes.

• sandals.

• closed-toes shoes.

• no shoes.

It's fine to smell chemicals directly from their containers.

• True

• False