Biosafety Quiz 2: Lab Equipment and Disposal

Which of the following items should always be discarded in a biohazard floor container?

- inoculated culture plates

- contaminated lab coats

Which of the following biohazard containers is appropriate for used latex gloves?

floor container

What is the FIRST step to take if you have an accidental spill of a culture on a bench top?

inform and warn others

What happens to the red bags containing biohazardous material when full?

they are sterilized in a decontamination autoclave

All of the following are considered biohazardous waste except

unused agar plates

The sharps container is used for the disposal of

- razor blades

- contaminated broken glass

- hypodermic needles

Which of the following may be placed in the pipette tips container for disposal?

- Transfer pipettes

- plastic loops

- used cotton or polyester swabs

What container would you use to dispose of the following:

contaminated paper towels - floor container

cracked, clean beaker - broken glass

stained microscope slide - slide/covering

Pasteur pipette = slide covering

used glass test tubes - discard cart

What is this item called?

plastic inoculation loop

What is this equipment called and how is it used in the biology laboratories?

micropipette; dispense small quantities of liquids

You open a serological pipette sheath to use the pipette. Afterwards, you place the pipette in the serological pipette container. What container is used for the disposal of the sheath?

trash can