Lab Safety

Master lab safety! Learn rules & identify vital equipment for a secure science classroom.

The following lab safety equipment should be used to protect yourself when using: chemicals, fire, sharp objects, or glassware. Plastic Gloves Safety Goggles Safety Apron Fire Blanket If you break a piece of glassware in the lab, what do you do first? Clean it up yourself and then tell the teacher Hide it from the teacher because you do not want to get in trouble Immediately inform the teacher and do not touch the glass Tell your lab partner so they can help you clean it up Choose the correct word. When smellinga substance, you should always waft the scent towards you. When cutting materials, be sure to cut away from yourself. When heating liquids in a test tube, never point the open end toward you or those around you. When is horseplay allowed in the lab? after lunch after gym when the teacher says that it is okay never allowed Who is responsible for the cleanup of the lab and materials? each student the teacher the principal the custodial staff The purpose of the safety apron is to protect your skin and clothing protect your best clothes wipe your hands on to avoid washing your hands to look like a scientist List 3 types of lab safety equipment and explain what it is used for. If you manage to get something in your eyes during a lab, what should you do? remove your clothes and use the safety shower ask to go to the nurse to use the contact solution use the eyewash station to flush the item out of your eye ask your lab partner to squirt their water bottle in your eyes When using an open flame in the lab you should always make sure to? have long hair tied back out of the way Loose clothing should not be worn long or dangly jewelry is not worn all of the answer choices are correct You are working the science lab. You noticed halfway through the lab that you forgot to put on your safety goggles. Explain the best case scenario of what would happen if you continued to not wear your goggles. You are working the science lab. You noticed halfway through the lab that you forgot to put on your safety goggles. Explain the worstcase scenario of what would happen if you continued to not wear your goggles. (RESEARCH to help you answer) Safety Equipment Word Search To mark a word click its first letter then click its last. SAFETYSHOWER FIREBLANKET FIREALARM GOGGLES EYEWASH GLOVES APRON WAFT Safe cleaning up your work area disposing of lab materials properly telling the teacher immediately when something happens handling animals with care working cooperatively with your group Unsafe running in the lab leaving broken glass for someone else to find eating while performing a lab taking materials out of the lab sticking materials into a living animal enclosure Match the function to the correct safety equipment. fire blanket smother a small fire goggles protect the eyes from glass, chemicals, or other foreign substances gloves protect your hands from chemicals or other foreign substances eyewash to flush the eyes of a foreign substance