lab safety quiz

If your classmate cuts themselves with glass, what do you do prior to applying pressure to stop bleeding?

Make sure there is no glass in the cut, then wash with soap and water.

Give 3 resources we have in the lab to address fires and chemical burns or chemicals splashed on in the eyes/on the face.

Fire extinguisher, Eyewash and Safety shower

Chemical burns only need to be rinsed under cold water for 5 minutes T or F

F, 15 minutes

Water spilled on the floor and left unattended is potentially as serious a safety hazard as overexposure to many chemicals we routinely use (acetone, ether, hexanes, DCM).T or F

T

Dizziness, nausea or diplopia can be the result of breathing chemical vapors and should be reported to your TA.

T

Which of the following may be disposed of in regular trash?

(a) Broken glass (b) Unused Chemicals (c) Paper towels (d) Product from a reaction

C

afety glasses are necessary when (a) Carrying out a reaction (c) Taking a melting point (d) Washing your glassware (b) All of the above

B all of the above

If you have prescription glasses, you do not need to wear safety goggles in lab. a)True (b) False

It is alright to put any unused chemicals back into the container it came from.

Who is required to wear eye protection in the laboratory? a) students but not professors b) everyone, but only when performing a chemical operation © everyone

What precautions are needed with long hair? (a) Keep long hair tied back, and keep hair away from flames (b) Must be shampooed (c) No long hair allowed in the lab (d) No precautions are necessary

Eating and drinking is not permitted in the lab because: (a) There would not be enough time to finish the experiment (b) The stockroom serves terrible appetizers (c) You could be poisoned (d) The lab would become quite messy with this type of activity