Pre-Lab Safety
Laboratory Safety Equipment
Good or Bad Behavior in the lab?
Lab Equipment
100
This should be done to long hair when working with an open flame.
What is tie hair back?
100
This piece of safety equipment is used to cover someone if their clothing would catch on fire during a lab.
What is a fire blanket?
100
Student A is using a wafting technique to detect the scent of an unknown liquid substance.
What is a good behavior?
100
This piece of lab equipment is used to measure volume of liquids during a lab.
What is a graduated cylinder?
200
This type of shoe should not be worn on lab days.
What are opened-toed shoes?
200
This piece of safety equipment is used only by the teacher in case of a fire during a lab to put out the fire.
What is a fire extinguisher?
200
Student B is wearing safety goggles and an apron while working with baking soda and vinegar during a lab.
What is good behavior?
200

This piece of lab equipment is used to measure mass.

What is a weighing balance?

300

These two items must be worn to protect our clothes and skin.

What are lab coat and gloves?

300
This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
300

Student C is adding acid to water while preparing a solution.

What is good behavior? (Always add acid to water)

300
This piece of equipment is used to measure force.
What is a spring scale?
400

A safety document prepared by the chemical manufacturer in accordance with OSHA standards. 

What is MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)?

400
This piece of safety equipment is used when debris (small particles) get in your eyes.
What is an eyewash station?
400
Student D is wearing goggles and gloves while picking up broken glass from a beaker that was dropped on the floor.
What is bad behavior? (Tell the teacher!)
400
This piece of equipment is used to record qualitative and quantitative data.
What is a journal?
500

What is oxidizing agent?

500

Used to reduce personal exposure to potentially harmful fumes or vapors.

What is a fume hood?

500
Student E sits down at the lab table and immediately begins to read the lab directions and mixing unknown chemicals as indicated by the directions.
What is bad behavior? (The teacher did not tell them to start)
500
This piece of lab equipment is used to observe. It has a clear bottom and a clear lid.
What is a Petri Dish?
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