Lab Safety

Front 1

Why should you wear safety goggles?

Back 1

To protect your eyes.

Front 2

Why should you fasten long hair back?

Back 2

To keep out of chemicals and fire.

Front 3

Why should you only use the amounts and materials given in the experiment?

Back 3

It can cause an unsafe reaction.

Front 4

Why are wet sponges instead of paper towels used to remove spilled chemicals from the laboratory table?

Back 4

The sponge will soak it up, the paper towel wont.

Front 5

Rings and other jewelry should not be worn in the chemistry lab. Why?

Back 5

The chemicals could spill on them causing a reaction.

Front 6

Why are bottles of chemicals kept tightly closed except when a quantity of chemical is being removed?

Back 6

To not have it spill and also to not have other stuff outside come in to the bottle.

Front 7

State a reason why most chemicals are stored in a glass or plastic containers rather than a metallic one?

Back 7

Most chemicals don't react to glass or plastic, but do to metal.

Front 8

How should you dispose of chemicals you have used in an experiment?

Back 8

In the jar, that says chemical disposal or where your teacher tells you to. Not in the sink!

Front 9

If your skin itches, burns, or appears red while you are using your chemicals, what should you do?

Back 9

Tell the teacher.

Front 10

What procedures should you follow to report a laboratory accident resulting in an injury to you?

Back 10

Tell the teacher.

Front 11

What procedures should you follow to cope with a fire in the laboratory?

Back 11

First, tell the teacher than follow instructions. Which may involve a fire extinguesher, pull a fire alarm, or call 911.

Front 12

Why is it important to work in a business like manner, quietly, and with a minimum of movement around the laboratory?

Back 12

So you don't get in the way of your other partners.

Front 13

Why is it not advisable to eat or drink anything in a laboratory?

Back 13

Chemicals can spill and contaminate the food.

Front 14

Why should you read the label on a bottle twice before you use any of its contents?

Back 14

So you don't accidentally grab the wrong chemical.

Front 15

You should hold a bottle of liquid with the label toward the palm of your hand when you pour the liquid out. Why?

Back 15

To protect the label.

Front 16

A cap, cork, or stopper from a bottle of liquid is not put on a desk while you are pouring out some of the liquid. Why?

Back 16

There could be a chemical on the stopper which can cause a reaction.

Front 17

Point___________ _______________ away from yourself and others while heating.

Back 17

Test Tubes

Front 18

Keep flammable liquids away from ___________ sources.

Back 18

Heat

Front 19

Only"___________________________________" type of glass can be safely heated.

Back 19

Heat resistant glass

Front 20

Do not allow containers to __________ ___________

when heating.

Back 20

Boil dry

Front 21

Do not heat ______________or______________ glassware.

Back 21

Cracked Chipped

Front 22

When heating is completed, turn the Bunsen burner ___________.

Back 22

Off

Front 23

Wear _____________ at all times when using a Bunsen burner.

Back 23

Goggles