Lab safety

Question 1

What do you wear before going in a lab?

Answer 1

Safety goggles

Gloves

Proper shoes

Question 2

What do we take out before going into a lab?

Answer 2

Gum

Food

Question 3

Where do you go if there’s a fire?

Answer 3

The exits

Question 4

What can happen with chemicals if not handled carefully?

Answer 4

Burn your nostrils

Burn your hands

Your eye turns red (blindness)

Question 5

What do you do when u leave a lab?

Answer 5

Clean it

Run flasks under water

Wipe the table

Put caps on bottles

Question 6

Where do you put waste?

Answer 6

Designated receptables

Question 7

How do you prevent burning your nostrils?

Answer 7

Wafting gently

Question 8

What happens if something gets in your eyes?

Answer 8

Use eyewash ask before use

Question 9

What do you do if your clothes are on fire?

Answer 9

Fire blanket

If your on fire stop drop and roll

Question 10

What do you do if a chemical spills on your hand

Answer 10

Rinse with water (no soap)

Question 11

What do you do if you get cut with broken glass?

Answer 11

Clean with cold water (no soap)

Question 12

Gas cylinder

Answer 12

Gases under pressure like compressed gas, dissolved gases

Propane bottles

Butane bottles

Acetylene bottles

Can explode when knocked over

Question 13

Skull and Crossbones

Answer 13

Acute toxicity can cause death or immediate injury when exposed to small amounts

Can cause death when ingested or exposed to harmful vapours

Question 14

Flame over circle

Answer 14

Oxidizing materials which can increase the risk of fire when in contact with things which are combustible or flammable

Stored in special containers and transported with care

Expand a fire

Question 15

Health Hazards

Answer 15

These materials can cause very harmful diseases

Harm humans

Question 16

Flame

Answer 16

Can ignite with little effort when in presence of a spark or flame

Cause a fire

Question 17

Corrosion

Answer 17

Capable of burning through one’s skin or through metal

Damage is destructive and irreversible

Question 18

Exclamation mark

Answer 18

These materials are life threatening and when exposed to repeatedly in small amounts can cause unknown long term effects

Question 19

Exploding bomb

Answer 19

These materials may explode when exposed to physical shock, increased pressure, temp

Emit toxic gases when exposed to water

React violently

Question 20

Harmful to the environment

Answer 20

Have a negative impact on aquatic life

Short and long term toxic effects to aquatic life due to exposure

Question 21

Bio hazardous/ Infectious material

Answer 21

These materials contain an organism which can cause a disease in persons or animals

Usually found in hospitals, viruses or bacterias