Lab Safety 1
How should you hold scissors or sharp objects when carrying them from place to place?
The sharp end should be carried down.
You should use these when handling hot objects
What are tongs
When testing for odors you should
What is hold the chemical about an arm's length away and wave your hand over it (wafting).
If you get acid on your skin you should do what two things?
Tell the teacher and use the safety shower.
When may you dump solid waste or broken glass down the drain
What is never
how are most eye burns caused?
What is by rubbing eyes with unclean hands
You should never leave a heat source unattended. (Ture or False)
What is true.
Where should solid trash be disposed at the end of the lab?
What is the trash can.
How long should you rinse your eye at the eye wash station?
Where should most waste (nontoxic) be disposed of at the end of the lab?
What is the trash can.
Before using any electrical equipment you should
What is check the cord for frayed wires
True or False: Contact lenses may be worn in place of safety goggles
What is false
Eating food during a lab experiment is acceptable as long as you clean up afterward.
What is false
When heating a substance in a test tube, you should...
Point the test tube away from yourself and others.
Books and materials should be kept...
Underneath your tables with nothing sticking out for a trip hazard.
Where should you point the nozzle of the fire extinguisher in order to put the fire out?
What is the base of the flame.
When unplugging an electrical corrd you should
What is grab the plug and not the cord