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Lab Safety

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a laboratory fire erupts, immediately

a)

Open the window

b)

Run to the fire extinguisher

c)

Tell the instructor immediately

d)

Throw water on the fire

2.

Approved eye protection devices (such as goggles) are

worn in the laboratory

a)

to avoid eye strain.

b)

to improve your vision.

c)

only if you don’t have corrective glasses

d)

any time chemicals, heat or glassware are used.

3.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab

procedure, you should

a)

figure it out as you do the lab.

b)

ask the instructor before proceeding.

c)

try several methods until something works.

d)

skip it and go on to the next part.

4.

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes

should be

a)


left at your lab station for the next class.

b)


dumped in the sink.

c)

disposed of according to your instructor’s

directions.

d)

taken home.

5.

 You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick

it up. You should

a)

use a rag or paper towels.

b)


use tongs.

c)

pick up the end that looks cooler.

d)

pour cold water on it.

6.

You have been injured in the laboratory (cut, burn,

etc.). First you should

a)

visit the school nurse after class.

b)


tell the science instructor at once.

c)

see a doctor after school.

d)

apply first aid yourself.

7.

 Long hair in the laboratory must be

a)


cut short.

b)


always neatly groomed.

c)


held away from the experiment with one hand.

d)


tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair

band, hairpins, or other confining device.

8.

 In a laboratory, the following should not be worn.

a)

loose clothing.

b)


sandals.

c)


dangling jewelry.

d)

all of these

9.

Horseplay or practical jokes in the laboratory are

a)


always against the rules.

b)

not dangerous.

c)

okay.

d)

okay if you are working alone.

10.

 If an acid is splashed on your skin, wash at once with

a)

soap

b)

weak base

c)

oil

d)

plenty of water

11.

When you finish working with chemicals, biological

specimens, and other lab substances, always

a)


treat your hands with skin lotion.

b)


wipe your hands on a towel.

c)


wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water.

d)

wipe your hands on your clothes.

12.

Never remove chemicals or other equipment from the laboratory.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

 It’s okay to pick up broken glass with your bare hands as long as the glass is placed in the trash.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Never leave a lit burner unattended.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All unauthorized experiments are prohibited.

a)

True

b)

False