Lab Safety Test
Bakersfield College
Mark the single best answer to each of the following questions on your answer sheet.
1. If you see something in the classroom or laboratory that is dangerous, tell the instructor
a. When you have time
b. Immediately
c. After Lab
d. Never
2. Clean up any spill:
a. Immediately
b. During cleanup time
c. When you have time
d. At the end of the period
3. If you get a chemical in your eye you should
a. Squint really hard
b. Jump up and down a lot
c. Wash for at least 15 minutes
d. Put your goggles back on and forget it
4. When you work with laboratory chemicals and Bunsen burners, long hair must be
a. Cut off
b. Held with both hands
c. Kept out of the way by wearing a band, hat, or hairnet
d. Combed nicely
5. When you work with laboratory chemicals, equipment, or burners, you must wear
a. Loose or fuzzy clothes
b. Goggles
c. Contact lenses
d. Loose jewelry
6. If there is an accident or injury tell the
a. Nurse at once
b. Instructor at once
c. Class at once
d. Doctor after school
7. Whenever you are in the classroom or laboratory, you should wear
a. Sandals
b. Closed-toe shoes
c. Open-toe shoes
d. No shoes
8. If you break a piece of glassware or other equipment,
a. Tell the Instructor
b. Pick up the pieces
c. Ignore the problem
d. Brush the pieces onto the floor
9. If a person’s clothing is on fire, use
a. The fire blanket
b. A handy chemical
c. The wind from running
d. The fire extinguisher
10. Helping keep the lab clean is the job of
a. New students
b. Old students
c. Each student
d. The Instructor
11. Chemicals are to be
a. Returned to their original container
b. Put in your mouth
c. Not experimented with outside of the current lab directions
d. Sold
12. Spatulas and pipettes assigned to a specific chemical container should be
a. Kept in your lab drawer
b. Shuffled among other chemical containers
c. Used with the assigned chemical
d. Left on your lab bench
13. To use a fire extinguisher you should
a. Pull the pin of the fire extinguisher and aim at the base of the flame
b. Know where the fire extinguishers are located
c. Not spray a person’s face with the fire extinguisher
d. All of the above
14. When using a burner it is dangerous to:
a. Use it near the edge of the counter
b. Leave it unattended
c. Use it around flammable chemicals
d. All the above
15. To identify an unknown chemical in an unknown container:
a. Put your nose in the container and take a deep breath
b. Use waffing (wave fumes with hand toward your nose)
c. To always stay in your drawer
d. To be used only when you are wearing your best clothes
16. If there is a fire or a significant amount of obnoxious vapor in the laboratory
a. Evacuate the laboratory
b. Remove flammable materials
c. Open the windows
d. Rapidly clean the laboratory
17. When preparing dilute solutions of an acid, carefully pour
a. The acid into water
b. The acid into the sink
c. The water into the acid
d. Both liquids at once in a container
18. If acid gets on your skin or clothes, wash at once with
a. Sulfuric acid
b. Soap
c. Water
d. Oil
19. You must wear approved eye protection while working in the laboratory
a. To protect your vision
b. Sometimes when using chemicals
c. To avoid myopia
d. To avoid fogging up your goggles
20. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all instructions
a. After lab
b. While you are working
c. Before you come to lab
d. Next week
21. When heating substances in a test tube, be sure the open end of the tube points toward
a. Yourself
b. No one
c. Your partner or classmate
d. The instructor
22. Which of the following activities are allowed in the lab during experiments:
a. Eating or drinking
b. Smoking
c. Chewing gum
d. None of these
On your answer sheet label the location of the following items using the abbreviations given:
Fire blanket (FB)
Fire extinguishers (FE)
Exits (E)
Eyewash stations (EW)
Safety showers (SS)
Closest fire alarm (FA)
Closest fire hose (FH)
First Aid Kit (FAK)
Lab Safety Test
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Answer Sheet
Laboratory Room
Front of Room