Lab Safety Quiz

Match the item type with appropriate disposal method: 1. Needles 2. Liquid Broth 3. Used but uncontaminated Gloves 4. Plates containing bacteria 5. Broken unused beaker

1. Sharps 2. Inactivation with bleach 3. Regular Trash 4. Sharps 5. Glass Waste

The eye wash must be used for at least ___________when eyes are contaminated with any chemical. Group of answer choices

15 Minutes

The drench shower is used when

A person contaminates larger portion of his/her body

The following protection should always be used in lab room.

All of the above

Universal precaution suggest that every microorganism should be treated as

Pathogenic

All reagents must be handled and disposed

Accordance with MSDS

The following practice is not acceptable in a laboratory.

All of the above

When in doubt

Ask instructor

"It is acceptable to eat in the lab room while doing the experiments." This statement is Group of answer choices

False

"It is ok to exit the lab without removing one's lab coat and roam in the building." This statement is

False

"It is ok to taste a chemical." This statement is

False

"Since gloves are used in the lab, there is no need to wash hands in the lab before and after the experiment." This statement is

False

MSDS stands for

Material Safety Data Sheet

The following describes a method to use the fire extinguisher

PASS

"A chemical should never be pipetted by mouth." This statement is

True

"The instructor should always be informed in case of a spill-small or large." This statement is

True

The purpose of a fume hood is

Use hazardous chemicals