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WorksheetsBatch 22- Safe Chemical Handling Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
What would immediately be used if your clothing caught fire or if a large chemical spill had occurred on your clothing?*
Fire extinguisher
Safety shower
Safety Eye Washer
Any Water Faucet next to you
What should be done in case of a chemical gets in the eye?
Notify the supervisor; then use the eye-wash fountain, then use the shower.
Use the eye-wash fountain; then return to the experiment and inform your immediate supervisor ones he/she comes.
Use the eye-wash fountain; then notify the instructor
unless the chemical causes discomfort
Use the eye-wash fountain; then notify the instructor
and seek the medical attention immediately regardless the magnitude of the injury if supervisor recommends.
Find the statement which is most applicable for chemical safety.
All chemicals in the laboratory are not considered dangerous. Do not touch,taste, or smell any chemicals unless specifically instructed to do so. The proper technique for wafting chemical vapors will be demonstrated to you.
Acids must be handled with extreme care. You will be shown the proper method for diluting strong acids. Always add acid to water, swirl or stir the solution and be careful of the heat produced,particularly with sulfuric acid. However, bases can be handled without any care.
Never work alone. However, if your supervisors asks you to work alone,regardless of the safety, you must work to save the job.
Dispose of all chemical waste properly.Never mix chemicals in sink drains.Sinks are to be used only for water and those solutions designated by the instructor. Solid chemicals, metals, matches,filter paper, and all other insoluble mate-rials are to be disposed of in the proper waste containers, not in the sink. Check the label of all waste containers twice before adding your chemical waste to the container
If you are the chemical safety officer in your workplace, what would you NOT do?
Experiments must be personally monitored at all times. You SHOULD not wander around the room, distract your workers, with previous night news items
Check the label on chemical bottles twice before removing any of the contents. ASK your fellow workers to follow the same to avoid any dangers
When you enter the work place, since you are their supervisor, you are NOT supposed to wear PPEs
Minimize the usage of murcury contianing instruments in the laboratory.
Where is the best place to store a chemical?
Refrigerator
with well ventilation
Locked in a cabinet
beside a furnace
Next to the fire exit
In a
locked cabinet
or room which has restricted access
If a label says the chemical needs to be in a well ventilated room, what is the best thing you would do as a responsible chemical handler? However, you realize that the label does not follow GHS.
Since the GHS procedure is violated, ignore it can continue your work
Contact the vendor and ask for the reason why manufacturer did not follow the GHS and file a law suit
Check the SDS and follow instructions there regardless whether the GHS is followed or not
If you are not happy with the label, check the SDS, supervisor and manufacturer and get it confirmed. Still you are unhappy, you may return it.
Flammable chemicals are stored
Near water sources
In glass containers
In special flammable storage lockers
Where ever it is easy to get to
Choose the best answer.
(a) You should never wash out a vial if you are not familiar with the chemicals inside of it.
(b) You can let your hair down in the lab.
(c) Glasses count as eye protection.
(d) Just dump chemicals down the sink.
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False
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_________________are effects that occur rapidly subsequent exposure to and are of short duration
______________ are effects that develop slowly and have a long duration. They are often, but not always, irreversible.
Deadliest Effects
Chemical Effects
Chronic Effects
Acute Effects
Deadliest Effects
Biological Effects
Acute Effects
Chronic effects
What is the best definition of RISK?
physical or mental damage
the state of being free from illness or injury or
possibility of something bad happening
any source of potential damage
Possibility of something bad happening
any source of potential damage.
physical or mental damage
the state of being free from illness or injury.
Harm or adverse health effects on something or someone.
Identify the most accurate statement on a chemical label.
Product Identifier, Warning sign, H statements, P statements, R statements and the manufacturer information
Product Identifier, signal words, P statements, pictograms, and the manufacturer information
Product Identifier, signal word, P statements, H statements, pictograms, and the manufacturer information
Product Identifier, signal word, Z statements, H statements, pictograms, and the manufacturer information
Consider the chemical label given in the picture. Choose the incorrect statement about this
The safety officer and other staff working with chemicals are responsible for this
The label is still visible and hence it is ok to use the chemical for intended purpose with extra safety measures
It is highly advisable to not to interfere the content in the label regardless how insignificant to the user
It is ok have labels like this as the chemical inventory number (bar code) is equally important to the user when working in the laboraotry.
Most of the physical hazards and health hazards due to chemicals can be controlled by ____________ and ____________, respectively.
(a)
Choose the correct statement on splash protective goggles.
If you wear eyeglasses, you do not need to wear safety goggles for hazardous activities that require personal protective equipment. You have the option to wear safety goggles over your eyeglasses or not.
When you have to contend with splash hazards, airborne dust, and flying debris, safety goggles will prove to be a better option than safety glasses. Safety goggles provide 360-degree protection due to a tight, form-fitting facial seal; something safety glasses cannot offer.
wearing safety eyewear may correct your vision. However, it can be the source of some discomforts such as headaches and eye fatigue, which can then influence safety and compliance.
Safety goggles may be worn any time you are working with substances that could potentially harm your eyes. However, if the SDS or your supervisor recommends not to wear them, you can avoid them.
Identify the routes that chemicals could enter to the body
Identify the correct statement on Chemical Spill Kit.
It consists of a small container, absorbent cushions, absorbent pads, ties, personal protective equipment, and a brush
It consists of absorbent materials, absorbent pads, ties, personal protective equipment, and a brush
It consists of a bin, absorbent socks, absorbent cushions, absorbent pads, disposal bags and ties, and personal protective equipment.
It is always under the custody of the lab manger and others cannot use it unless approved by the lab manager.
What is the incorrect statement about the safety data sheet?
Consists of 16 sections which describe the different aspects of a chemical
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is a document that provides health and safety information about products, substances or chemicals that are classified as hazardous substances or dangerous goods.
A document which is only printed in English
If you buy any chemical, it shoulld always carry this document.
What are xenobiotics?
A chemical substances that are foreign to animal life
Artificial and chemically synthesized substances
Nautal substances
None of these
Consider the following diagram. List 10 errors in the figure. Then, state how are you supposed to correct them. Your answer must be completed in the given form shared during the assessment.
As a responsible safety officer, how would you ensure your employees are well educated and knowledgeable on chemical safety?
