Chemistry Safety Flashcards
What does WHMIS mean?
Work Hazardous Material Information System
What does HHPS stand for?
Household Hazard Product Symbols
What is a triangle mean?
It means CAUTION
What does a quadrilateral mean?
It means WARNING
What does an octagon mean?
It means its DANGEROUS
What is a Bunsen burner used for?
Consist of gas inlet, burner tube, air control vent and gas
What is a wash bottle
Has a spout that delivers a wash solution of water to a certain area
What is a ring stand
A stand that provides a safe and convenient way to preform reactions that require heating using a Bunsen burner
What does a scopula do
It is used to dispense solid chemicals from their containers
What is a graduated cylinder used for
Accurately measuring volumes of liquids
What is an Erlenmeyer flask
Triangle shaped glass container used to hold solids or liquids that react without heating or react with gentle heating
Forceps
Used to pick up small objects
Test tubes
Glass finger length containers used for reacting and heating small amounts of chemicals
What does the exclamation mark stand for
Acute toxicity harmful
Skull
Acute toxicity fatal
