Equipment
Dust pan and broom
What do you use to sweep up broken glass?
No; it results in injuries, spills, or other accidents
Should I roughhouse/horse play in the lab?
MSDS
(bonus: used for what?)
what is the material safety data sheet?
Bonus 100pts: What we review before using a chemical to know the safety concerns and how to use it?
Something that should be completed before coming to lab class
What is the pre-lab?
the #1 concern in the lab!
What is lab safety?
Should always be handled with care and examined before use for scratches, cracks, or chips.
What is glassware?
No; this can lead to injury to your mouth or nose, illness, loss of senses, or worse.
Should I taste or smell chemicals?
Two main items of personal safety equipment used in every lab.
What are gloves and safety goggles?
Something you should do before and after a lab to prevent contamination.
What is washing your hands?
What you should do when you don't understand a step in the lab procedure
What is asking the instructor?
What is a fire extinguisher?
Yes; this shows good lab etiquette and maintains a safe and clean lab.
Should I clean up after I am done?
Things that should never be close to an open flame.
volatile chemicals, equipment, hair, or clothing.
Something you should do to avoid tripping yourself or others in the lab.
pushing in your chair & keeping backpacks under the tables.
What you should never do with an open container that is being heated.
Never look directly into a container; always look from the side
Used to put out fire on a person by smothering the flame.
What is a fire blanket?
Yes, it keeps it from getting caught on equipment or falling into chemicals or flame.
Should I tie my hair back?
What you should use to pick up/move hot glassware or metal quipment.
What are heat resistant gloves/oven mits?
Follow all written and verbal instructions
What you should do if you don't know how to use a certain piece of electrical equipment.
What is asking your instructor how to use it?
What you use when someone gets splashed in the eye or on their skin to flush the area
What is the Safety Sink?
No; wait until the instructor gives you permission to start the lab.
Should I touch equipment or materials before the instructor says to?
This type of chemical must be handled with extreme caution and under supervision of the instructor.
What are acids?
What happens when utensils are used with one chemical and then another without being properly washed and dried in between uses, resulting in the second chemical no longer being usable
What is cross-contamination?
Shorts, sandals, hats, contact lenses, dangling jewelry, long & loose hair
What is inappropriate lab attire?