Safety Training
for Photography
Students at UCCS
Photography Lab Safety Quiz
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1. Which of the following is not something you learned about in the course?
a. The order of the processing baths
b. General safety procedures
c. Types of hazards and how to protect myself
d. What to do in the event of an emergency
e. How to handle the wastes I generate
2. Where are the MSDS’s found for the darkroom?
a. On the computer
b. In a binder on the desk in the classroom
c. Inside the darkroom in a binder
d. Inside the chemical storage cabinet
3. Which of these are potential routes of chemical exposure found in the
darkroom? (select all that apply)
a. Eye or Skin contact and absorption
b. Ingestion
c. Inhalation of dry chemical dust/powders and/or vapors
d. Cross contamination to food, clothes or other non-lab materials.
4. Put the following steps for exposure to chemicals via inhalation in the correct
order
a. Stay with them until you are sure they are ok
b. Remove person to fresh air
c. Report the incident to your instructor
d. If symptoms persist, call campus police or 911
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5. Using chemicals is just part of being a photographer, but through proper
practices I can minimize by exposure to the hazards of the chemicals (true or
false)
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6. It’s not okay to drink in the darkroom but I can take my drink bottle with me
into the darkroom (true or false)
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7. You should wash your hands
a. Before you go in the darkroom
b. With your gloves on
c. When you leave the darkroom
d. When you finish with all of your lab work
8. The times that it is acceptable to handle items in the darkroom without gloves
is
a. To remove prints from a water bath
b. To wash prints off
c. Never
d. Both a & b
9. I read about a really neat process for developing film, in order to use it in the
darkroom I need to
a. Just try it
b. Obtain a MSDS for the chemicals used in the process
c. Get my instructor to approve the process
d. Both b and c
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Safety Training
for Photography
Students at UCCS
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10. If you are unsure about the contents of a bath you can dip your finger in it and
taste it and smell it to determine its contents (true or false)
11. When mixing photo chemicals you should always add the water to acid when
diluting them (true or false)
12. The two most readily available sources for information about photo chemicals
are the _____________ and the ___________.
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13. If someone gets splashed in their eyes or on their skin, what is the minimum
length of time they should rinse under water
a. 5 minutes
b. 25 minutes
c. 20 minutes
d. 15 minutes
14. What is the ideal way to dress for darkroom work
a. Goggles Safety Glasses (if I’m mixing chemicals), shorts and flip flops
b. Goggles/Safety Glasses (if I’m mixing chemicals), hair pulled back,
closed shoes, gloves
c. Goggles, closed shoes
d. Goggles, hair pulled back
15. Unused photo chemicals can be poured down the drain followed by copious
amounts of water (true or false)
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________________
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