Safety quiz
1. Draw a diagram of your science lab in the space below. Include in your diagram the
following items. Include notes that explain how to use these important safety items.
• Exit/entrance ways • Eye wash and shower • Sink
• Fire extinguisher(s) • First aid kit • Trash cans
• Fire blanket • Location of eye goggles • Location of
and lab aprons special safety instructions
2. How many fire extinguishers are in your science lab? Explain how to use them.
I can't see any fire extinguishers in my class from where I'm sitting. And the way you use them is when there is a fire you pull
the pin at the top of it and squeeze the handle.
3. List the steps that your teacher and your class would take to safely exit the science lab and
the building in case of a fire or other emergency.
In case of a fire the students and teachers are supposed to follow their evacuation route. In this class its
leaving all our stuff in the class and then exiting out the doors on the right side of the classroom.
4. Before beginning certain Investigations, why should you first put on protective goggles and
clothing?
You should make sure you put on protective goggles and clothing for some lab assignments because if a dangerous chemical
were to get in your eyes your goggles would protect you. And with the clothing its so if any corrosive chemicals get on your
clothes the protective clothing would stop the erosion or at least slow it down.
5. Why is teamwork important when you are working in a science lab?
Teamwork is important when working in a science lab because, you need good communication to get the things you need done
done and if their is something possibly dangerous you can convey that to your other classmates fluidly.
6. Why should you clean up after every Investigation?
You should clean up after you finish every investigation for safety and practical reasons. The safety reason is that if I have a
possible corrosive chemical it doesn't burn a hole in my desk. And the practical reason is that when you come back to class the
next day your desk or desk's aren't filled with junk from last class.
7. List at least three things you should you do if you sense danger or see an emergency in your
classroom or lab.
1. tell the teacher or if not there tell an adult near by.
2. If no adult is around follow safety instructions to put out whatever is happening.
3. Help mitigate the loss of expensive materials such as beakers as well as get your classmates and yourself out of the class if
you can't stop whatever is happening
8. Five lab situations are described below. What would you do in each situation?
a. You accidentally knock over a glass container and it breaks on the floor.
Ask a teacher if it is ok if I can pick up the broken shards of glass.
b. You accidentally spill a large amount of water on the floor.
Get a paper towel and pick it all up making sure the floor isn't damp so no one falls over
c. You suddenly you begin to smell a “chemical” odor that gives you a headache.
Get out of the class as quickly as possible and notify your teacher immediately.
d. You hear the fire alarm while you are working in the lab. You are wearing your
goggles and lab apron.
Leave the classroom with everything on and follow safety exit plan.
e. While your lab partner has her lab goggles off, she gets some liquid from the
experiment in her eye.
Go immediately to the emergency eye wash station and clean help clean your partners eyes.
After doing so tell your teacher what happened so he or she can see if your partner needs medical attention.
f. A fire starts in the lab.
Instantly get the fire extinguisher and try to put out the fire. If the fire is to big to contain tell your teacher
to call 911
