General Rules
Accidents and Injuries
Handling Chemicals
Handling Glassware and Equipment
Heating Substances
100
When you do not understand a procedure, what should you do?
What is: Ask the instructor before proceeding.
100
Who should you notify when harmful chemicals splash onto you skin or eye(s), or if something breaks?
What is: Notify the instructor.
100
What should you do if there is damaged electrical equipment?
what is: Report it to the teacher immediately.
100
Before removing any contents from the bottle, what do you do?
What is: check the label twice?
100
What should you never do to a container that is being heated?
What is: Do not look into the container.
200
What should you never do when an instructor is not present?
What: You should never work alone.
200
What is the correct thing to do in case of an accident (spill, breakage, etc.) or injury (cut, burn, etc.)?
What is: Report any accident or injury to the teacher immediately, no matter how trivial it may appear.
200
What could happen if you immerse hot glassware in cold water?
what is: It could shatter
200
How do you contain spills for hazardous liquids?
What is: hold it over a pan
200
What should you never do with a lit burner?
What is: Never leave the lit burner or anything that is being heated unattended.
300
What should you do when you observe unsafe conditions?
What is: notify the instructor immediately.
300
If you or your lab partner is hurt, what should you immediately yell out to get the instructor’s attention?
What is: “Code one, Code One!”
300
How should you handle broken glass?
what is: Use a brush and dust pan
300
What do you do when transferring regiments from one container to another?
What is: hold the container away from your body?
300
What should you do with heated metals and glass?
What is: set it aside to cool with an insulating pad.
400
What should you not use the laboratory glassware for?
What is: for food or beverages.
400
If a chemical splashes into your eye(s) or on your skin what should you immediately do?
What is: Flush eye(s) with running water from the eyewash station or safety shower for at least 20 min.
400
How should you carry glass tubing?
what is: A vertical position
400
How do you fill a pipet?
What is: use a rubber bulb and never use a mouth suction?
400
What should you do to determine if an object is hot?
What is: bringing the back of your hand close to it prior to grasping it.
500
What type of fun is prohibited in the laboratory?
What is: horseplay, practical jokes, and pranks.
500
When mercury thermometers are broken, what should you do with the mercury?
What is: DO NOT TOUCH THE MERCURY!
500
You should only wash bottles with what?
what is: Distilled water
500
When diluting acids, what do you put in first?
What is: always add acid to water?
500
How do you take caution when using a gas burner?
What is: tie hair back, keep clothing and hands a safe distance away from the flame?
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