Lab Safety Basics
Health/Hygiene
Accidents/Cleaning
Chemical Safety
Common Sense Safety
100

When safety glasses should be worn in the Chem lab

What is whenever the teacher or directions instruct you to wear them (whenever hazardous chemicals, a heat source and/or glassware is in use)?

100

This is when allergies or other sensitivities should be reported to the teacher

What is before you start the lab/at the start of the year?

100

This is the only acceptable condition in which your lab area should be left

What is completely cleaned up?

100

If a hazardous chemical gets on your skin you should you should do these two things

What is

1. let the teacher know and

2. rinse with plenty of running water

100

This is one reason your phone should never be left on a lab table

What is it's a distraction/it could get chemicals spilled on it/it could get water on it/etc?

200

(True or false) Eating and drinking is permitted during lab activities

What is false?

200

This is what should be done at the sink after any hands-on lab activity 

What is wash your hands?

200

This is how broken glass should be disposed of

What is picked up by the teacher and placed in a special broken glass container?

200

This is why it's a bad idea to take leftover chemicals and put them back in the container that they came from

What is the possibility of contamination?

200

This is what should happen immediately if you notice a fire in the classroom

What is let the teacher know?

300

This is what should be done whenever something seems unsafe in the lab of whenever an accident occurs

What is tell the teacher immediately?

300

True or False: Glasses or contact lenses may be worn in place of safety goggles

What is false?

300

These are the two things that should happen if you spill a chemical in the lab

What is 

1. tell the teacher and

2. Clean up the spill or allow the teacher to clean up any hazardous chemicals

300

This is the potential harm in touching your hands to your nose or mouth during a lab

What is the presence of (invisible) chemicals on your hands?

300

This is the harm in performing experiments or mixing chemicals in a way that you don't have permission to do

What are unpredictable and/or dangerous outcomes?

400

This is what should be done when your teacher requests your attention during a lab activity

What is stop what you are doing and listen carefully?

400

You should do this with long hair when performing any lab activity that involves chemicals or heat/fire

What is tie it back?

400

This is the best place to keep backpacks and other supplies

What is out of the aisles and away from the lab stations?

400

This is what should be assumed about all unknown chemicals

What is they are dangerous?

400

This is the harm in wearing a shirt with loose/hanging sleeves during a lab activity

What is they can accidentally knock over containers or drop into chemicals/heat sources?

500

This is the proper procedure for smelling substances that are safe to smell

What is wafting? (Holding the chemical away from face and use a waving motion towards your face)

500

This is what should happen when you get any hazardous chemical in your eye(s)

What is use the eye wash station and rinsing the eyes for 15 minutes?

500

This is when you can dump solid waste and broken glass down a sink drain

What is never?

500

This is how you can find out whether a chemical is harmful to touch

What is asking your teacher or reading about it online?
500

This is the best thing to do if you feel you are exposed to harmful chemical vapors

What is move away and get to fresh air?