Lab safety Quiz

Page 1

21. Science department regulations and state statues require that all students, teachers, and visitors in the laboratory must wear goggles during work periods, including clean-up time.

20. In the laboratory, bring only the materials needed for the day’s activity.

19. Books and notebooks for other classes are to be stored under your chair for clear aisles and exiting. No purses are allowed in the laboratory area.

18. Open-toes shoes/sandals, loose fitting clothing, and jewelry are not permitted during laboratory activities. Long hair must be tied back securely during laboratory activities.

17. You are not allowed to work in the laboratory unless an instructor is present. All student experiments are to be done under the direct supervision of an instructor.

16. Respect your equipment and fellow laboratory workers.

15. During clean-up time, attend to your assigned area duties. All duties must be completed before leaving the laboratory. Wash hands thoroughly with soap at the conclusion of each lab.

14. Keep your materials and work area organized. Avoid spillage, but if you do spill something, notify the instructor and clean up the spill immediately using the appropriate technique.

13. Never return unused chemicals to the stock bottle. Do not put any object into the reagent bottle except the dropper with which it may be equipped.

12. Read the label on any chemical bottle you are planning to use in the lab to verify that it contains the correct chemical. Do not use any chemicals stored in unlabeled bottles.

11. Discard all waste from lab activities into a chemical waste jar or location specified by the teacher in accordance with MSDS instructions.

10. Report any accident, even a minor injury, to your instructor.

9. Know the location of the blanket station, eyewash, spill kit, broom and dustpan, and the fire exit procedure.

8. Allow ample time for hot glass to cool. Remember that hot glass looks like cool glass.

7. When observing the odor of a substance, do not place your face directly over the container. To observe safety, fan a little of the vapor toward you by sweeping your hand over the top of the container.

6. Never taste a chemical or solution. No food or drink is allowed in the laboratory classroom.

5. Do not touch chemicals with your hands.

4. When working with corrosive materials, goggles, gloves, and lab aprons must be worn throughout the lab period until all your classmates have completed the lab and the chemicals are safely stored. When the teacher’s protective equipment is on, your protective equipment is on. When the teacher’s protective equipment is off, you can take off your protective equipment.

3. Do only the experiments assigned or approved by your instructor. Unauthorized experiments are prohibited.

2. Always prepare for an experiment by reading the directions before you come to the laboratory. Follow the directions carefully and intelligently, noting all precautions. Do not add to, omit, or change any of the directions unless your teacher instructs you to do so.

1. The science laboratory can provide you with the exciting opportunity to do science. However, remember at all times that the laboratory is a place for serious work. Fooling around or disruptive behavior can result in removal from the laboratory. LABORATORY SCIENCE SAFETY CONTRACT