Chemistry Quiz: Lab Safety

What should you do with your waste chemicals from the lab when you are done performing an experiment?

Deposit in appropriate waste beakers in front of room, unless your teacher tells you it is OK to pour the contents down the drain.

What type of eye cover is acceptable to wear during chemistry labs?

approved safety goggles only

If you spill an acid or a base on yourself, you should:

ask your teacher what to do

If your clothing or your neighbors clothing catches on fire, what should you do?

drop to the floor and roll to extinguish the fire

All injuries in the lab should be handled by students themselves

false

If something on your lab bench catches fire, what is the best response?

if and only if it is possible to do so safely, cover the flames with a beaker or watchglass, remove solvents from the area, then get the fire extinguisher; if it is not possible to do this, leave the room and pull the fire alarm, and call 911 from a safe phone

Broken glassware left around the lab is a hazard because:

if on the floor, someone might step on it; if on the bench, someone might lean on it and cut themselves, if in the sink, someone might pick it up and cut themselves

You get a chemical in your eye. What should you do?

immediately flush with water adn continue washing for 15 minutes. tell your teacher

You can safely wear contact lenses while doing a chemistry lab:

never

You may remove your goggles while in the lab room

never

If the fire alarm sounds, you should:

shut down your experiment, get your stuff, then leave the building

You have looked up the hazards of the chemicals you will be using in a particular lab, and found out that they are mild health hazards, requiring you to avoid skin contact and vapor inhalation. Therefore, when in lab you should

wear long pants, closed toed shoes, gloves, and an apron