Lab Safety Middle School

Long Hair

must be secured to the back of your head

Stand back and advise the teacher of the spill

What is the CORRECT procedure for students to follow if a chemical is spilled?

Closed-toed shoes

What shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.

Horseplay with friends

What should you NEVER do in the lab?

Read ALL the directions

What should you always do before conducting a lab?

immediately tell your teacher

What should you do if a glass breakage occurs?

A clean and tidy work space

What should you maintain at your lab work area?

Tell the teacher and don't panic

You accidentally cut yourself. It is small and barely bleeds. You should

After all experiments

You should wash your hands after

Dangerous

Always assume all chemicals are

Each and every student

Helping to clean up the lab or classroom is the job of

Always against the rules

Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are

Only with permission from the teacher

I can perform an experiment of my own when:

Ask the teacher before proceeding

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should

Right away

If you see something in the classroom or laboratory that is dangerous, tell the teacher

Waft it

If you want to smell something in the lab, you should:

Always dispose of chemicals in the designated container

Sally was nervous because the bell was about to ring and she still needed to clean up her lab table. To go faster, she flushed the left over chemicals down the sink with water. What rule did she break?

Safety

The MOST important thing in laboratory experiments is