Activity1.1.1General Safety Test

Introduction

This activity will assess your knowledge of general classroom/laboratory safety.

Equipment

  • Paper and pencil

Procedure

Choose the best answer for the following questions.

  1. If you do not knowwhethera circuit is on or off, what should you do first?
  2. Measure the circuit with a voltmeter.
  3. Measure the circuit with an ohmmeter.
  4. Check the circuit with a continuity tester.
  5. Lick your fingers and check the wires.
  6. If a tool does not seem to be working correctly, you should
  7. Continue to use the tool.
  8. Label the tool that is broken and inform the instructor.
  9. Give the tool to someone else to use.
  10. Put the tool back in the box and quit for the day.
  11. If you have not been giveninstruction on a tool or piece of equipment in the laboratory, you should
  12. Obtaininstruction from the teacher on how to use the piece of equipment.
  13. Read the equipment instructions.
  14. Ask the instructor for clarification.
  15. All of the above
  1. Wearing jewelry while working with electrical circuits may
  2. Accidentally cause a short across components.
  3. Create connections with circuits that you did not know how to connect.
  4. Accidentallycatch on moving parts or wires that may be pulled from the work.
  5. Both A and C.
  6. Before checking any electrical circuit, you should
  7. Disconnect the power to the circuit.
  8. Aska partner stand guard over thepower disconnect so that no one else reconnects the circuit.
  9. Test the circuit with a meter to make sure that no current is flowing.
  10. All of the above
  11. What is the maximum current level that a human body can withstand before sustaining injury?
  12. 100 uA
  13. 1.0 mA
  14. 15 mA
  15. 50 mA
  16. Which of the following should be used to extinguish an electrical fire?
  17. Water
  18. Class A fire extinguisher
  19. Class B fire extinguisher
  20. Class C fire Extinguisher
  21. Material Safety Data Sheets will indicate
  22. What the material is made of.
  23. Thefirst aid procedure that you should follow.
  24. How to handle the material.
  25. All of the above
  1. Which of the following is true?
  2. Safety glasses or goggles should be worn to prevent eye injuries from chemicals that splash.
  3. Safety glasses or goggles should be worn when using tools that maycause objects to be thrown.
  4. Safety glasses or goggles should be used when soldering components.
  5. All of the above
  6. Taking your time while working will prevent accidents by
  7. Allowing you to double check your connections.
  8. Allowing you to make your circuits more neatly.
  9. Allowing you to double check all part numbers and values.
  10. All of the above
  11. Which of the following is not a piece of clothing that you should wear in an electronics laboratory?
  12. Rubber-soled shoes
  13. Tight clothing with rolled up sleeves
  14. Poncho style sweater
  15. Safety glasses
  16. The purpose of the grounding pin on a plug is to
  17. Send stray currents to the earth ground.
  18. Annoy you when you are working in a house with no ground pinhole in the outlet.
  19. There is no purpose; cut off the pin.
  20. All of the above
  21. When working with electrical circuits and a liquid spill occurs, you should first
  22. Run like a mad person.
  23. Turn off the power.
  24. Continue working; there is no danger.
  25. Go to the hardware store and buy a flashlight.
  1. When a power cord is broken or frayed,
  2. Continue to use the chord.
  3. Label the broken section, do not use, and notify the instructor.
  4. Pour water on the damaged section to see if it produces a shock.
  5. All of the above
  6. All accidents should be brought to the attention of the instructor so that
  7. The teacher can document the injury for insurance purposes.
  8. The teacher canadminister first aid or send the student to the school nurse.
  9. Improvements can be made to avoid future injuries.
  10. All of the above
  11. Keeping the laboratory clean and neat
  12. Allows othersto easily locatematerials.
  13. Minimizes injuries caused by unknown obstacles.
  14. A and B are not important issues.
  15. Both A and B are both important issues.
  16. Before picking up a capacitor, you should
  17. Check the capacitor’s temperature.
  18. Pour water on the capacitor.
  19. Short out the leads to make sure the capacitor is discharged.
  20. All of the above
  21. Which of the following is allowable behavior in the electronics laboratory?
  22. Setting up failing circuits as practical jokes.
  23. Running races around the classroom.
  24. Carefully building and documenting allcircuits.
  25. Leaving work out overnight in a space that someone else will use.
  1. Where would you check if you needed the proper handling instructions for a lead acid battery?
  2. Data Sheet
  3. Material Safety Data Sheet
  4. Textbook
  5. Nuts and Volts Magazine
  6. If in doubt, ask the instructor.
  7. True
  8. False

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