Lab Safety
Classroom Safety Equipment
Good or Bad Behavior in the lab?
Lab Equipment
WHMIS Symbols
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?
100

This hazard is depicted with a flame.

What is flammable?

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 heat contents in the lab.

What is a bunsen burner?

200

This hazard is depicted with a skull and crossed-bones.

What is poisonous?

300

This is the proper technique for smelling a chemical.

What is wafting?

300
This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.
What is a first aid kit?
300
Student C is wearing goggles and an apron while reaching across a hot plate to unplug it.
What is bad behavior? (no gloves and reaching across the burner)
300

This piece of equipment is used to transport a hot beaker.

What is tongs?

300

This hazard is depicted with metal being melted and a hand being burned.

What is corrosive?

400
These are important to wear to protect our eyes during a lab.
What are safety goggles?
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 scoop powders.

What is a scoopula?

400

This shape indicates a DANEGR symbol.

What is an octagon?

500

This needs to be read and understood before beginning a lab.

What is the procedure?

500
This is the first person that should be made aware of any mishaps or accidents during a lab.
What is the teacher?
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 hold small glassware during experiments.

What is a test tube rack?

500

This type of material is a fire or explosion risk near flammable or combustible material.

What is an oxidizing material?

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