Lab Safety Review

Pre-Lab Safety

100

This should be done when working with an open flame or bunsen burner.

Tie hair back

200

This type of shoe should not be worn on lab days.

Opened-toed shoes

300

These are important to wear to protect our eyes during a lab.

Safety goggles

400

Must be worn when working with live specimens or harsh chemicals.

Any of the following is acceptable; Lab coats, aprons, goggles, and gloves.

500

According to our safety contract, hair products have this chemical property that can be dangerous during a lab with an open flame.

What is flammability?

Safety Equipment/Incidences

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?

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?

300

This piece of safety equipment contains material to treat minor injuries.

What is a first aid kit?

400

How long do you use this piece of safety equipment if debris (small particles) or harsh chemicals get in your eyes?

Eyewash station - 15 minutes

500

How do you use a fire extinguisher?

Pull pin. Aim at Base. Squeeze handle. Sweep from side-to-side.

Lab Behavior

100

Student A is using a wafting technique to detect the scent of an unknown liquid substance. Is this good or inappropriate lab behavior? Why?

Good - wafting instead of putting a chemical under your nose reduces the likelihood of injuries.

200

Student B is wearing safety goggles and an apron while working with baking soda and vinegar during a lab.  Is this good or inappropriate lab behavior? Why?

Good - Student is covered in correct PPE.

300

Student C is wearing goggles and an apron while reaching across a hot plate to unplug it. Is this good or inappropriate lab behavior? Why?

Inappropriate lab behavior - no gloves and reaching across the burner

400

Student D is wearing goggles and gloves while picking up broken glass from a beaker that was dropped on the floor.  Is this good or inappropriate lab behavior? Why?

Inappropriate - Tell 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.  Is this good or inappropriate lab behavior? Why?

Inappropriate - The teacher did not tell them to start and they do not know the reaction that could be produced from these chemicals.

General Equipment

100

Used to heat up substances.

Hot Plate/Bunsen Burner

200

How do you carry a microscope?

By the arm and base

300

This piece of lab equipment is used to observe small objects.

Microscope

400

This piece of equipment is used to record data during a lab.

Lab journal

500

Special ventilation system used for harsh chemicals/volatile substances.

Fume hood