Safety Quiz SD Flashcards

Which answer represents OSHA approved eye-protection for chemical laboratories? The letter choice is above each image (or image set).

• Solid particle impact spectacles OR Chemical Splash Goggles
• Solid particle impact spectacles
• Spectacles
• Chemical Splash Goggles
• Swimming goggles
• Sunglasses

Consider the following scenario. You and your lab partner have finished working with chemicals and you sit down at your lab bench to complete some calculations. Other people in the lab are still working with chemicals. Is it okay to remove your safety goggles?

• No
• Yes

Appropriate footwear for the chemical laboratory would be:

• Flats with open top of foot.
• Leather shoe that covers the entire top of the foot.
• Leather shoe that covers the entire top of the foot OR Crocs (with holes in the top of the shoe).
• Flip-flops.
• Stilettos.
• Crocs (with holes in the top of the shoe).
• Ballet shoes.
• Sandals.

Under what conditions is it permissible to work alone in the laboratory?

• Always...you may work alone in the laboratory anytime you want to.
• It is never permissible to work alone in the laboratory.
• You have secured your instructor's permission.

If a chemical spill occurs, what immediate action should you take?

• Do not bother your instructor...use your own common sense and take immediate action to clean up the spill.
• Poor water on the spill.
• Ask your instructor and follow their explicit instructions as to what to do about the spill.
• Wipe it up with a paper towel.

What action should you take if you accidentally get some chemical in your eyes?

• Tell the instructor and immediately get to the eyewash station. Flush your eyes for at least 20 minutes with water.
• Immediately get to the eyewash station. Flush your eyes for at least 20 minutes with water.

What rules did the student violate in the following passage? Select all that apply.

Sarah walked into the laboratory in sandals and began reading the day's experiment for the first time. She found her safety goggles too hot and cumbersome, so she removed them when she was not handling reagents. Sarah noticed a red solid in a reagent bottle on the side shelf. "I wonder what would happen if I heated some of this solid in a test tube," she thought. She put on her goggles and poured some of the red solid into a test tube, ignited the gas from her burner, and began to heat the solid. As the solid was heating, a brownish-red vapor formed, which produced an unpleasant sensation when Sarah smelled it, startling her. At that point, her loose-sleeved blouse brushed the burner flame and caught fire. Sarah screamed, threw the test tube with the red solid on the floor, and ran from the laboratory.

• Never eat, drink or apply makeup in the lab.
• Wear safety goggles when you (or anyone else in the lab) are doing anything with chemicals.
• Never throw chemicals into the sink or onto the floor.
• Wear laboratory appropriate clothing - no loose sleeves. Wear a lab apron or lab coat.
• If an accident occurs, immediately inform your instructor.
• Prepare for the lab beforehand by reading the lab and performing any prelab activities designated by your instructor.
• Smoking and chewing tobacco in the laboratory are not permitted.
• Always wear appropriate laboratory footwear.
• Never deliberately taste a chemical.
• Perform only experimental procedures as laid out in the lab manual or as required by your instructor.