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WorksheetsLaboratory Safety
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
1. What should you do before you start lab?
Read all the procedures in laboratory manual
Make sure your work area is dirty
Enter laboratory without teachers permission
Eat in the laboratory
2. If your lab partner gets chemicals in his/her eyes, the first thing you should do is
Make the person sit down to calm their nerves
Clean up spilled chemical
Take them to eye wash and tell the teacher immediately
Call 999
3. If you break glassware during a lab you should
Try to clean it up yourself quickly so you would not bother anyone
Tell the teacher immediately
Clear people out of the area and leave broken glass for a janitor
Just throw in the dustbin
4. Why are safety symbols important?
They tell me how to do an experiment
Because the icon looks cool
Symbols tell me the content of the substances
They tell me specific dangers
5. I should wear safety google when .....
in lab
working with chemicals, acids and bases and heating devices
I look in the sun
I want to look cool
Solid chemicals that are spilled on the skin can usually be brushed off with no adverse consequences
Yes
No
The fire alarm should be pulled and the fire department should be called
whenever there is a fire of any size whatsoever
only when a fire is out of control
if in your estimation it is important to do so
anytime
Examples of personal protective equipment do NOT include:
long-sleeve shirts
goggles and long pants
lab coats
contact lenses
Regular inspection of safety equipment such as eye washes and safety showers must be carried out
yearly
once a month
four times a year
everyday
Flammable liquids burn only when their vapor is mixed with air in the appropriate concentration. When handling flammable liquids you should
minimize the creation of flammable vapors
use adequately ventilated work areas
avoid nearby sources of ignition
all of the above
Long hair in the laboratory must be
cut short.
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.
Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are
always against the rules.
not dangerous
can play around
okay if you are working alone.
When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always
treat your hands with skin lotion.
wipe your hands on a towel.
wipe your hands on your clothes.
wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water
