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Lab Safety Quiz KEY
20 points possible:
2 Points each: 1 for correct True/False answer, 1 for correct explanation/rationale
Read the following statements and select (circle) whether they are true or false. Provide a short explanation, using full sentences,for your choice.
1. It is okay to eat, drink, or put Chap Stick on your lips in the lab.
TrueFalse Rules 4&5: Never eat, drink, or apply make up while in the lab.
This prevents chemicals from contacting your face or accidental ingestion of chemicals.
2. Frank is still in the lab. He is done with his experiment and writing in his lab book, so it is okay to take his goggles off and put them around his neck.
TrueFalseRule 1: Wear safety goggles at all times.
They should never be removed at any time while in the lab, to prevent your eyes from chemicals.
3. While making observations of a reaction involving corrosive chemicals, you do not record how the product tastes.
TrueFalseRule 6: Never taste, smell, or touch chemicals without approval.
Chemicals can be very harmful and shouldn’t be ingested.
4. A test tube was broken during an experiment. You notified the teacher and she sweeps up the pieces. They are disposed of in the classrooms trash can.
TrueFalseRule 10: Waste materials should be disposed of safely. Glass should be disposed in a separate container with other glass only.
This prevents injury while emptying the trash cans.
5. You are absent during an experiment. To make it up, you make an appointment after school with the teacher for a time she can be present to supervise and assist you.
TrueFalseRule 13: Never work alone in the lab.
Working alone is not safe. The teacher should also always be present during experiments to assist and in the case of accidents.
6. It is okay to wear flip flops to chemistry lab.
TrueFalseRule 2: Wear protective footwear.
Injury and burns could occur to your foot with flip flops on if there are spills and breakages.
7. Whitney should pull her long hair into a ponytail before performing a lab experiment.
TrueFalseRule 7: Tie back long hair.
Long hair can pose a fire hazard as Bunsen burners are used often.
8. Your lab partner somehow gets a chemical splashed in her eyes. You assist her to the eye wash and help her to cleanse her eyes.
TrueFalseRule 14: Know how to use safety equipment and assist you lab partner in using it.
9. Leave your backpack at your classroom desk, rather than bringing it to your lab station while performing an experiment.
TrueFalseRule 16: Keep work area free of clutter.
Clutter around your work area can prevent exit in the case of an emergency or can cause an accident.
10. You accidentally break a thermometer containing mercury during an experiment. You should clean it up with paper towels immediately, instead of bothering the teacher.
TrueFalseRule 15: Notify the teacher of any breakages or spills.
Glass and a chemical are involved in this situation. Both are hazards to students. Only the teacher should clean up and handle the situation. There are precautions to take and protocol to follow.