Lab Safety
What is the consequence for breaking any lab safety rules?
Your lab privileges will be lost if you break lab safety rules.
What are you not allowed to do during a lab?
You aren't allowed to eat. You also can't drink from containers which don't have screwed on tops.
What type of clothing should you wear during a lab?
You should wear sneakers or closed toe shoes, safety goggles, and gloves.
First, alert someone or the teacher. Then flush your eyes out at the emergency eye wash station.
What gear must you wear when doing a lab?
You must wear safety goggles or gloves or both.
Sophie is drinking from a soda can while working in a lab. What is Sophie doing wrong?
Sophie is drinking from a container that does not have a screw on lid which means it could spill and cause problems.
What type of clothing is prohibited during a lab and why?
Open toed shoes are prohibited during a lab because something could spill on to your feet and you could get hurt.
Johnathan is at a lab. He touch the substance and then touches his eye. He continues the rest of the lab like this. What did he do wrong?
Johnathan should have alerted someone else or a teacher about his eyes and then flushed them out.
What is the safety equipment if something goes wrong during a lab?
Eye wash station
Emergency shower
Fire Blanket
Fire extinguisher
What should you NEVER DO with the liquids during a lab?
You shouldn't smell or taste them.
What is the importance of wearing safety goggles and gloves?
Safety goggles protected our eyes from not only chemicals but from glass and other sharp objects that we may be working with during a lab. Gloves protects our hands from the chemicals we may be working with.
What should you do if a liquid gets on to your clothes?
Alert a teacher or someone else. Then wash yourself off at the emergency shower.
This is one of the biggest rules for no accidents in the lab
No horseplay. All horseplay should be reported to the teacher immdently.
Tim is working in a lab. He didn't eat lunch so he decides to smell the liquid to regain his energy. What is Tim doing wrong?
You should never smell anything you are working with in a lab, even if it seems to be harmless.
Will is wearing sandals because he believes they are working with water. Is Will correct?
You must always wear closed toe shoes during a lab even if you believe you are working with water because something could go wrong and your feet could get hurt.
Chloe is measuring out a substance. She pours the substance on her. She rushes to the emergency shower and washes herself off. She doesn't tell anyone about the accident. What did Chloe do wrong?
Chloe should have alerted someone about the accident before going to use the emergency shower.
Always do this in order to have the correct result.
Follow all directions given by the teacher. Never do anything that is not included in the lab.
Jenny is working in a lab with a liquid that looks like water. She decided she wants to try it and pours it in a plastic cup. What is Jenny doing wrong?
Jenny is breaking TWO lab Safety rules. First is that you are not allowed to drink OR smell anything we are working with in the lab. Second is that you aren't allowed to drink from non lid containers during a lab.
Rosie uses her gloves through the lab until she doesn't have to do anymore work. She takes them off. What is Rosie doing wrong?
Rosie is taking off her gloves during a lab even though she is done. This is dangerous because something could still spill on her so she could get hurt.
Caleb is in a lab. He gets a substance into his eye. He uses the emergency shower to wash it out. He later tells a teacher about it. What did Caleb do wrong?