Safety Quiz 2023

Question 1

What are the main risks in general chemistry lab

Answer 1

fire, chemical, accident, and disposal

Question 2

NFPA

Answer 2

National Fire Protection Association

Question 3

What is the NFPA diamond?

Answer 3

A quick way to get simple safety information about a chemical

Question 4

The diamond is

Answer 4

broken up into four smaller diamonds

Question 5

red

Answer 5

flammability

Question 6

blue

Answer 6

toxicity

Question 7

yellow

Answer 7

reactivity

Question 8

What range of values are given?

Answer 8

0-4

Question 9

0

Answer 9

no danger

Question 10

4

Answer 10

extreme danger

Question 11

white

Answer 11

has symbols to relate special hazard identifications like radioactivity, air sensitivity, etc.

Question 12

SDS

Answer 12

Safety Data Sheets

Question 13

What did the SDS replace?

Answer 13

Material Safety Data Sheets, (MSDS)

Question 14

What is an SDS

Answer 14

Longer document that detail safety concerns for chemicals

Question 15

What does an SDS provide?

Answer 15

All of the types of hazards the chemical has, but also its proper storage, its safe transportation, and how to deal with an accident

Question 16

What are the two most important sections in the SDS?

Answer 16

Section 2 (Hazards Identification) & Section 8 (Exposure Controls/Personal Protection)

Question 17

Required lab materials

Answer 17

Goggles, lab manual, laptop, calculator, and writing utensil

Question 18

Hands

Answer 18

Keep hands away from face, eyes, and mouth

Question 19

Know the locations of:

Answer 19

All exits, fire extinguishers, fire safety blankets, safety showers, eyewash stations, broken glass waste collection boxes, and spill kits.

Question 20

Dress appropriately for Lab:

Answer 20

Closed-toe shoes, long pants, lab coat or chemical-resistant apron. Tie back long hair and do not wear long dangling jewelry or baggy clothes.

Question 21

Goggles:

Answer 21

Wear chemical splash goggles whenever working in a laboratory area where chemicals, fire, or fragile glassware require their use.

Question 22

DO NOT

Answer 22

Pour chemicals down the drain or dispose of them in the solid trash unless instructor says so

Question 23

Acid

Answer 23

Always add acid to water, NEVER water to acid

Question 24

Organic fluids

Answer 24

Should be used in a fume hood

Question 25

Always

Answer 25

lubricate glassware before attempting to insert in a stopper

Question 26

If a chemical splashes in your eyes

Answer 26

rinse cautiously for 10-15 minutes at the eyewash station. Remove contact lenses.

Question 27

In the case of chemical contact with skin or clothing

Answer 27

remove all contaminated clothing and rinse skin with water for 15 minutes at the sink or safety shower

Question 28

Small fires can be extinguished

Answer 28

by smothering with a watch glass or other nonflammable covering

Question 29

DO NOT

Answer 29

Use water to extinguish fires or other organic materials.