Clothing & PPE
Lab Hazards
Safety Equipment
Lab Procedures
100
These should always be worn to protect your hands when working with potentially harmful chemicals
Disposable gloves
100
This is the meaning of the acronym 'WHMIS'
(i.e. what does WHMIS stand for?)
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems
100
This lab safety equipment is used to put out a fire by spraying foam at its base
Fire extinguisher
100
This is the only type of liquid you can clean up by yourself with a paper towel is spilled
Water
200
The following should be warn to prevent long hair from knocking over chemicals or otherwise posing a safety risk in the lab
Hair tie (or other similar accessory)
200
This WHMIS symbol means...
Flammable (the material could catch fire easily)
200
This lab safety equipment is used when another person catches fire
Fire blanket
200
Which of the following are appropriate lab behaviour
a) Play fighting
b) Eating lunch
c) Running
d) None
d) None
300
This iconic piece of white clothing is used by people in the lab to protect their warms, body, and clothing from chemical splashes and spills
Lab coat
300
This WHMIS symbol means a material is "acutely toxic" or "may result in death" (describe the symbol)
Skull and cross-bones
300
The following should be used if an unknown chemical splashes into your eye
Eyewash station
300
If your clothing catches fire, aside from using a fire blanket, what action can you perform to put out the flames?
"Stop, drop and roll"
400
This type of footwear must always be worn in the lab
Close-toed footwear
400
This WHMIS symbol is used for materials that react violently with oxygen (describe the symbol)
"Circle over flame"
400
What piece of lab safety infrastructure should be used in the event that a large amount of a chemical is spilled on you
Emergency shower
400
This person is the first person you should tell if you receive a minor burn in the lab
Your teacher
500
This type of earwear does NOT provide adequate protection from spashing chemicals or fumes (two potential answers)
Prescription glasses
OR
Contact lenses
500
Important safety information about hazards and safe handling procedures can be found on the following for any given material in the lab
WHMIS label
500
What action should someone whose clothing has caught fire take BEFORE a fire blanket is wrapped around them?
Laying down on the ground
500
When you break glass labware, this is where the broken pieces of glasses of glass should be disposed
Broken glass waste container