Practice Safety Quiz
1) If you spill an acid or a base on yourself, you should:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
rinse with acetone or another suitable solvent or neutralizing solution
ask your TA what to do
immediately wash with soap and cool water and tell your TA
go immediately to Wardenburg
do nothing unless you feel a burn or irritation
2) You may remove your goggles while in the lab room:
a.
never
b. if no one is doing an experiment or washing glassware
c. if no one is doing an experiment
d. anytime
3) You can safely wear contact lenses while doing an organic chemistry lab:
a.
if you are wearing goggles
b. if they are soft lenses
c. never
4) Broken glassware left around the lab is a hazard because:
a.
if on the floor, might step on it and cut their foot
b. if on the lab bench, someone might lean on the bench and cut their arm
c. if in the sink, someone might try to pick it up to throw it away properly and cut themself
d. all of the above
5) You have looked up the hazards of the chemicals you will be using in a particular lab, and
found out that they are mild health hazards, requiring you to avoid skin contact and vapor
inhalation. Therefore, when in lab you should:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
wear short shorts and sandals
wear long pants and closed toed shoes, and even a lab coat if possible
keep the chemicals in your safety hood as much as possible
wear gloves
b, c, and d
a, b, and c
6) Volatile solvents can cause irritation of the respiratory tract, intoxication, central nervous
system depression, drowsiness, or nausea. How can you prevent accidental vapor inhalation?
a.
work with volatile solvent in your student hood
b. cover containers of them if you have to carry them through the lab
c. a and b
7) Your or your neighbor's clothing catches fire, what should you do?
a.
drop to the floor and roll to extinguish the flames - if it's your lab mate who's clothing is
on fire, help them to do the same
b. run
8) If something on your lab benches catches fire, what is the best response from the choices
below?
a.
always run for the fire extinguisher if you see a flame
b. if and only if it is possible to do so safely, cover the flames with a beaker or watchglass,
remove solvents from the area, then get the fire extinguisher; if it is not possible to do
this, leave the room and pull the fire alarm, and call 911 from a safe phone
c. get the safety wash and aim the water at the flames
d. the moment you see a hint of the flame, immediately leave the room and pull the fire
alarm
9) If the fire alarm sounds, you should:
a.
do nothing - it is probably a false alarm
b. shut down your experiment, get your stuff, then leave the building
c. leave the building immediately
d. grab a fire extinguisher and/or safety wash
10) Which of the following is the eye/face wash? The safety wash?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
11) You get a chemical in your eye. What should you do?
a.
nothing
b. rinse with water for a few minutes and tell your TA or the lab coordinator
c. immediately flush with water, continue washing for 15 minutes, tell your TA, then go to
Wardenburg if so advised
d. go to the restroom and rinse with water because the water is better there
12) It is important to wrap electrical cords around equipment before storing them on shelves.
This is because:
a.
cords that run across the floor could trip someone
b. the only reason is that they look neater when wrapped