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| What to for metal and electrical fires? |
(NOT WATER) use fire extinguisher |
| How to use the fire extinguisher? |
Pull pin point and base of the fire. |
| What is the fire blanket used for? |
For people |
| What is the shower used for? |
To rinse off a lot of chemicals |
| How long does it take to rinse eyes if chemicals get in them? |
15 minutes |
| Goggles? |
Stay on for the whole class that we are doing a lab. |
| What is good for all kinds of fire? |
Sand |
| If you spill a lot of chemicals what should you use? |
Vermiculite. |
| If you spill a base? |
Neutralize it with vinegar then wipe up |
| If you spill acid? |
Pour on baking soda and then wipe it up. |
| **If you spill acid or base on yourself just wipe it up |
(blank) |
| What happens if you get acid on your skin? |
It will burn right away. |
| If you spill base on your skin? |
It takes a while to seep through the layers of skin and it will burn later. |
| What to do with broken glass? |
Sweep up and put glass into the broken glass bin. |
| What is WHMIS |
Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System |
| What is MSDS? |
Material Safety Data Sheets |
| What does the MSDS contain? |
sheets about each chemical we can have in the lab and to go if ingested, spilt, etc.. etc. |
| How old can the MSDS be? |
not more than 3 years old. |
| What does flashpoint mean? |
The temperature at which a substance will egnite. |
| Flammability? |
Does it burn |
| Hazardous Combination Problems means? |
Do not put certain chemicals together. |
| Acute Affects? |
What will happen to you if you ingest it, spill it on yourself etc. |
| What cannot be disposed of down the drain? |
1. Corrosive things can but with lots of water 2. something that doesn't dissolve in water 3. Volatile Solvants (things that dissolve stuff) |
| In general what can't be disposed of down the drain? |
Anything that's not water or something dissolved in water you put in a contained in the fumehood, (waste liquid container) |
| For flammable liquids? |
Do not use an open flame to heat it, use a hot plate. |
| Extra chemicals? |
Do not take extra, you can not put it back. |
| What happens if you break a mercury thermometer? |
Tell someone, mercury must be soaked up. |
| What is the red triangle for on the mercury thermometers? |
To prevent rolling. |
| What should you not do with hot glass or a hot thermometer? |
Put in cold water (you must wait for it to cool down) |
| What is a content spill kit? |
A base spill kit. |
| When dilluting an acid what should you make sure to do? |
Always Add Acid to water because then if it splashes you there will be more water in the contained that acid and otherwise the heat would rest on top. |
| What else should you do when heating stuff? |
Stay standing up, if spilt it won't get on you as much. |