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Lab Safety Quiz

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When you read the label on a chemical container, what are the three most important pieces of information?   Concentration of chemical, chemical name, and hazard warnings  
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How many times should you read this information before you open the container?   Twice  
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Why is it important to read instructions all the way through before beginning an experiment?   So you know exactly what you're doing.  
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Should you add acid to water or water to acid?   Acid to water.  
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When you need to carry chemicals from one place to another in the lab, what size container is the safest to use?   Smaller  
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How do you smell chemicals safely?   Hold it away from your face and motion it to your nose  
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What should you do with leftover chemicals after an experiment?   Dispose in a waste container  
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How can you draw small volumes of liquids into a pipette safely?   With a bulb/filler  
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If you spill a chemical, what should you do?   Report spill and let teacher clean it up  
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What two things should you do when you are finished with your experiment?   Clean up and wash hands  
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Is goofing around in the lab ok?   No  
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Where should you keep personal belongings that you bring to the lab?   In a cubby/out of the way  
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What is a safe way to read a burette that is above your eye level?   Lower it to your level or heighten yourself to its level by a stool  
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Is the lab a safe place to eat/drink/apply makeup, why?   No, because chemicals can contaminate it  
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If you have any kind of accident in the lab, what do you do first?   Remove any glass/notify teacher  
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If something gets in your eye, what do you do?   Wash them in eyewash for 15 minutes  
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When do you need to use the safety shower?   Immediately after corrosive material is spilled on you or a fire on clothing. Stay 15 minutes  
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How do you extinguish a small fire in a container?   Covering with eyeglass  
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What should you do with a larger fire?   Extinguisher operated by teacher  
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To extinguish a lab fire, you should know   How to operate an extinguisher, where it is, who is responsible for using it  
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Approved eye protection devices (like goggles) are used in the lab should be worn when?   At all times when so instructed to by the science teacher  
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If a lab fire erupts, notify your teacher at once and then?   Follow her directions  
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Acid dilutions, with few exceptions, should be done by   Students  
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Flammable materials like alcohol should never be dispensed or used near what?   An open flame  
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If you develop a headache in the lab, you should   Tell the instructor  
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If you wear contact lenses in the lab, whom should you tell?   Your science teacher  
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Cleaning up the lab is the responsibility of whom?   Students leaving the lab  
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You are aware that you have allergies. You should   Discuss the matter with your teacher  
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Spilled acid can be best neutralized with...   Water  
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You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end where?   Towards no one else  
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You are heating a piece of glass and now want to pick it up. You should?   Use tongs  
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You have been injured in the lab. First you should   Tell the science teacher at once  
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A spilled base can be made safe by neutralizing with   Concentrated acid  
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Pipets are used to measure and dispense small amounts of liquids. You should draw the liquid into the pipet by using?   A rubber suction bulb  
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You want to place a piece of glass tubing into a rubber stopper after it has been fire polished and cooled. This is best done by   Lubricating the tubing with water/glycerine, Using a towel for protection, and twisting the tubing and stopper carefully.  
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Eyeglasses provide how much protection?   None!  
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Before you touch an electrical outlet, electrical plug, or electrical switch...   Your hands must be dry  
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Some alcohol has been spilled. What is the best cleanup procedure?   Tell the science teacher and clean it up at once  
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Paper towels or rags with flammable liquids or solid chemicals on them must be put in...   A designated chemical waste container with a lid.  
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Long hair in the lab must be...   Kept entirely out of the way with a hair band  
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In a lab, you should be cautious of...   Loose clothing, dangling jewelry, and flammable clothing.  
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What footwear is appropriate in the lab?   Closed shoes  
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Goofing off in the lab is?   Always against the rules  
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Injuries and accidents may result from spills. Always clean them up when?   At once  
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To put out a fire in a person's hair or clothing, use what?   A fire blanket  
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All lab floors, aisles, and passageways should be kept clear of ...   Lab equipment and chemicals  
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If a piece of equipment is not working properly, stop, turn it off, and tell whom?   the teacher  
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If an acid is splashed onto your clothing, wash it at once with what?   Running water  
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When you finish working with chemicals, biological specimens, and other lab substances, always...   Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water  
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