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What should students do before entering any lab to ensure their safety?
What should students do before entering any lab to ensure their safety?
- Identify sources of hazards and follow safety rules (correct)
- Handle materials without any instructions
- Work in the lab only when the instructor is present
- Wear personal protective equipment at all times
What should be kept in a properly secured area and accounted for meticulously at all times in a laboratory?
What should be kept in a properly secured area and accounted for meticulously at all times in a laboratory?
- Personal protective equipment
- Chemicals and hazardous materials (correct)
- Emergency telephone numbers
- Instruction manuals
Where should emergency telephone numbers and evacuation procedures be posted in laboratories?
Where should emergency telephone numbers and evacuation procedures be posted in laboratories?
- Posted in neighboring classrooms
- In the instructor's office
- Clearly posted in laboratories (correct)
- Hidden from view
When should students be provided with instructions in laboratory techniques and material handling?
When should students be provided with instructions in laboratory techniques and material handling?
What must instructors do at all times during laboratory activities?
What must instructors do at all times during laboratory activities?
What should you never do when dealing with a chemical spill in the lab?
What should you never do when dealing with a chemical spill in the lab?
What is the correct procedure to follow in case of minor skin burns in the lab?
What is the correct procedure to follow in case of minor skin burns in the lab?
What is the correct way to smell a material in a test tube or flask?
What is the correct way to smell a material in a test tube or flask?
When should personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn by students and instructors in a laboratory?
When should personal protective equipment (PPE) be worn by students and instructors in a laboratory?
Why should you point test tubes away from you and others when heating them?
Why should you point test tubes away from you and others when heating them?
What should you always avoid doing with concentrated acid solutions?
What should you always avoid doing with concentrated acid solutions?
Which action is a violation of lab rules?
Which action is a violation of lab rules?
Why is it important to report all accidents, regardless of how minor, to your instructor?
Why is it important to report all accidents, regardless of how minor, to your instructor?
Why should contact lenses not be worn inside the lab?
Why should contact lenses not be worn inside the lab?
What is the main reason for not wearing open sandals or bare feet in the lab?
What is the main reason for not wearing open sandals or bare feet in the lab?
Why should you wash your eyes immediately with the eyewash fountain if you get a chemical in your eye?
Why should you wash your eyes immediately with the eyewash fountain if you get a chemical in your eye?
Why should you read the label on chemical bottles at least twice before using them?
Why should you read the label on chemical bottles at least twice before using them?
Why is it important to use goggles and a lab coat all the time inside the lab?
Why is it important to use goggles and a lab coat all the time inside the lab?
