Laboratory Safety and Equipment

What should you do first if there is an accident and something breaks during a lab?

• Carefully clean up the mess.

• Warn your classmates that something broke.

• Tell the teacher

• Finish your experiments

Which one of these items are allowed in a laboratory?

• Open toed shoes

• Baggy clothes

• Gum and food

• Safety goggles

Long hair in a lab must always be

• Cut short

• Held away from the experiment with one hand.

• Clean and neatly groomed

• Kept completely out of the way.

What should you always do after you have completed a lab?

• Write your lab report.

• Clean the laboratory material you used and put them away.

• Leave your material out for the next class.

• Throw all materials away.

Which of the following should you wear in a science lab?

• A scarf or tie

• Long hair down

• Safety goggles

• Bracelets or other jewelry that hangs down

Sally Sue is working with dangerous liquids. What piece of lab equipment should she wear to protect her eyes?

• GOGGLES

• GOOGLES

• GLOVES

All the following are used for protection in a lab except _________________.

• lab coat

• thermal mitt

• safety goggles

• sieve

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

• Sweep it up with your hands

• Notify the teacher and use a dustpan and brush

• Leave it for someone else to clean

• Kick it under the table

Protects the eyes from flying objects or chemical splashes

• goggles

• striker

• bunsen burner

• ring clamp

When should safety goggles be worn?

• at all times in the lab

• when you feel like it

• when liquids could splash into your eyes OR when using glassware