Lab Safety

When equipment is broken or not working properly, what should you do?

• Quickly repair the equipment.
• Let your classmates know you shouldn't use the equipment.
• Tell your teacher immediately about the problem.
• Clean up the mess made from the broken equipment.

What should never be done in the Science lab?

• Eating food
• Chewing gum
• Horseplay
• all of the other choices are correct

What should you do with long hair during a lab investigation?

• Keep it clean
• Keep it brushed
• Keep it straight
• Keep it tied back

Cleaning your area and putting the supplies away should be done

• before the lab.
• during the lab.
• after the lab.
• at all times.

You should ask your teacher when

• you don't understand the lab procedure.
• you find broken lab equipment.
• your lab equipment is not working properly.
• all of the other options occur.

What should be done with the materials once the lab procedures are complete?

• Students should take the supplies from the lab.
• Students should put the supplies back as instructed by the teacher.
• The lab materials should be thrown away once used during a lab.
• All of the othe options are correct.

What equipment should be used if you get chemicals or irritants in your eye during a lab activity?

• the emergency shower
• eyewash station
• fire blanket
• fire exit

What should not be worn in the Science lab?

• baggy clothing
• dangling jewelry
• long hair that isn't tied back
• all of the other choices should not be worn in the Science lab

You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick it up. You should

• use tongs or hot mitts

• pour cold water on it

• use a rag or paper towels

• pick up the end that looks cooler

What type of footwear is required in a lab?

• Any shoe is okay

• Open-toe shoes

• Closed-toe shoes with a hard surface

• Canvas shoes