Chemistry 145

Laboratory Safety Exercise

Name: _____________________________ TA: _______________________

Date: _______________ Section: ____________

1. Draw a large detailed map on the inside cover of your laboratory notebook (or the reverse
side of this page if you do not yet have a notebook) indicating the location of the
following items:

Your station Safety showers Fire extinguishers Fume hoods

All doors Exit path(s) Eyewashes Red emergency telephone

(in the hallway)

2. What should you do if your lab partner...

a. splashes a liquid in his/her eyes?

b. is cut by a piece of glass?

c. catches his/her clothing on fire?

3. What kind of clothes should you wear in the lab?

What kind should you NOT wear?

4. What are the consequences if you arrive for lab wearing inappropriate clothing or if you
fail to wear your safety goggles at any time that you are in the lab?

5. Where should you place your backpacks, coats, and other personal belongings when
working in the lab?

6. Is it OK to eat or drink in the lab?

7. What should you do when you are finished using a hot plate? a) Leave the hot plate on a
low power; b) turn the power off; c) turn the power off and unplug the hot plate; d) leave
the setting on high so it will be ready for the next student to use.

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