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Lab Safety Scenarios and Responses

1. A student was eating chips during a chemistry lab using strong acids, which caused a severe reaction when they licked their fingers. This could have been prevented by not eating in the lab and washing hands after the experiment. The response is to rinse the affected area with water and seek medical help. 2. A student accidentally dropped a beaker when surprised by a friend, cutting their feet with glass shards. Labs require focus and no surprises or horseplay. The response is to rinse cuts with water and seek first aid. 3. A student's long hair or loose clothing caught fire from a Bunsen burner. Labs require tying back long hair and wearing snug clothing. The response is to stop

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Lab Safety Scenarios and Responses

1. A student was eating chips during a chemistry lab using strong acids, which caused a severe reaction when they licked their fingers. This could have been prevented by not eating in the lab and washing hands after the experiment. The response is to rinse the affected area with water and seek medical help. 2. A student accidentally dropped a beaker when surprised by a friend, cutting their feet with glass shards. Labs require focus and no surprises or horseplay. The response is to rinse cuts with water and seek first aid. 3. A student's long hair or loose clothing caught fire from a Bunsen burner. Labs require tying back long hair and wearing snug clothing. The response is to stop

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Lab Safety Scenarios

For each dangerous scenario listed below, describe: You may use the safety jumble reference sheet to
 How each scenario could have been prevented help you. Some safety precautions or responses
 How we should respond to minimize the harm may be used more than once.

Scenario Description Precautions Response


1. A student is working hard on a chemistry lab
experiment that uses a strong acid. Halfway
through the lab, the student gets hungry and
starts eating a bag of chips. When the student
licks their fingers, they start to have a severe
reaction.
2. During a chemistry experiment, a student
carefully pours and unknown solution from a test
tube into a beaker. Another student sneaks up
behind them and surprises their friend. The
student accidentally drops the beaker on the
floor, and pieces of glass land on their sandaled
feet.

3. A student with long hair (or loose clothing) is


heating a solution over a Bunsen burner. As the
student leans over the burner to reach for
something, their hair (or clothing) catches fire.

4. A student is excitedly telling their friend their


plans for the weekend, and is not listening to the
teacher’s lab instructions. During the lab, the
student mixes two of the wrong chemicals
together and an uncontrolled chemical reaction
occurs.
5. A student is in the middle of a science
experiment where they have to boil a solution
for a long time. When the student gets bored
and wanders over to talk with their friends, a
sweatshirt they left on the desk near the hot
plate catches fire.

6. A student is working on a lab where they are


trying to identify an unknown substance. The
student decides to smell the solution by taking a
big breath over the test tube. They immediately
start to cough and their lungs are burning.

7. A student is rushing to finish their chemistry


lab. They accidentally spill some acid on the
desk, and decide to clean it up with a paper towel
before leaving. In the next class. A student sits
down at the desk and starts to have a reaction
to the acid.
8. A student is adding small drops of acid to a
solution. They are leaning in closely to count how
many drops of acid they are adding. The acid
splashes and gets in their eyes.

9. A student is dissecting an earthworm. During


the dissection, the sharp scalpel slips and
seriously cuts the student’s finger.

10. A student is heating a test tube that isn’t made


of pyrex over a Bunsen burner. The test tube
explodes, sending shards of glass and chemicals
towards a nearby student, who is finished their
lab and is not wearing their safety goggles.

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