Lab Safety Quiz

Who is able to assess all of the potential hazards of your distance learning laboratory setting
and take the necessary precautions?
Correct Answer:
me
Response Although everyone listed in the answer choices may have some input into
Feedback: your safety considerations, ultimately only you can assess all the potential
hazards of your laboratory setting and take the necessary precautions.


Which statement regarding correct laboratory attire is NOT correct?
Correct Answer:
There is no need to wash your clothes after completing lab work.
Response Even with precautions, accidental contact between materials you are
Feedback: working with, such as chemicals, and your clothing may occur. Washing
your clothing after the completion of laboratory activities is recommended.


Which statement regarding PPE is NOT correct?
Correct Answer:
If your protective eyewear fogs up, you should simply take it off, put it aside, and keep wo
Response If safety eyewear starts to fog up, step away from the investigation, wash
Feedback: your hands, and clean your eyewear. Then put the eyewear back on again
before resuming your work.

Which statement about preventing contamination is NOT correct?

Correct Answer:
Dispensed chemicals that are not used may safely be placed in any available, unmarked con
Response Dispensed chemicals that are not used should neither be returned to their
Feedback: original containers nor placed in unmarked containers.

Which statement about pre-laboratory safety is NOT correct?

Correct Answer:
 There is no need to restrict small children or pets from the area in which lab work is being
Response Set up and perform lab activities when children are not present. Be sure
Feedback: to secure pets for their own safety while lab activities are being
performed.


While performing a laboratory investigation, you accidentally splash a corrosive chemical
into your eyes. How would you quickly rinse the chemical from your eyes, given your
particular surroundings? How long should you rinse your eyes?
Selected If any chemicals get into your eyes, flush them out immediately with large
Answer: quantities of water from the eye wash fountain or saline solution from an eye
wash bottle.  Wash the eyes for at least 15-20 minutes for moderate to severe
irritants and chemicals that cause acute toxicity if absorbed through the skin.
Correct
Answer: If any chemicals get into your eyes it is important to flush them immediately
which is why distance learning lab areas should be set up near a kitchen or
bathroom. Kitchen sinks often have a sprayer that can be utilized as an eye
wash station or a bathroom shower can also be utiziled as an eye wash and
safety shower if needed. The recommended length of time to rinse the eyes
with water is 15 minutes.
Response It appears that you may have copied and pasted an answer from another
Feedback: source. Please be sure to scribe your own answers moving forward.

Which statement about pre-laboratory safety is NOT correct?

Selected
Answer: It is best to wait to assemble laboratory equipment and materials until just
when they are needed to carry out a step in a lab activity.
Correct
Answer: It is best to wait to assemble laboratory equipment and materials until just
when they are needed to carry out a step in a lab activity.
Response All laboratory equipment and materials should be assembled before
Feedback: starting the activity. Trying to assemble them during an experiment can
result in an accident that may ruin the experiment and even cause injury.


Where will you store your Carolina Distance Learning Kit box when it is not in use, and
why?
I will store my kit in my home office which has a dedicated table for my lab
materials. The only other member of my household does not utilize the room
but me. The other member knows that this is the designated area where I
 store my kit when it is not in use and is aware that the kit is not be tampered
with. There are no children or pets in my household. , and the .
Correct
Answer: The student should name a reasonable location, and explain that the Carolina
Distance Learning Kit box should be stored out of reach of children and pets
when not in use.
Response [None Given]
Feedback:
 Question 9
10 out of 10 points
Which of these is the special hazard icon for a chemical with long-term health risks
associated with chronic exposure? HEALTH HAZARD
Response The health hazards icon, which depicts the silhouette of a human head,
Feedback: neck, and chest with a radiating starburst, indicates a chemical that has
been shown to have a chance of posing long-term health risks. Typically
any risk is associated with chronic exposure.

 Question 10
0 out of 10 points
Which of these is the special hazard icon for chemicals that are known to be toxic if
consumed, inhaled, or absorbed through the skin? TOXICITY
Selected Answer:

Correct Answer:

Response The toxicity icon, which depicts a skull and crossbones, indicates
Feedback: chemicals that are known to be toxic if consumed, inhaled, or absorbed
through the skin.
Scalpel
Just several safety tips dealing with your scalpel: the first tip is not to use it unless it is the correct tool for the job
frequently your dissection scissors are a more precise tool and will give you a better cut if you do need to use the
scalpel make sure that you keep it sheathed unless you’re actually using it remove the sheath holding it like a pencil
will give you the most control you always want to cut across along the parallel to your body rather than cutting
towards yourself never use more pressure than is needed to accomplish the job at once the specimen is cut it cannot
be uncut but more restraint cuts can be deepened

How to properly disinfect and dispose of cultures and microbiology tools. 

You’ll have to use a disposal jar to disinfect used inoculating tools you can make your own disposal jar by taking a
disposable plastic container such as a small cup or even an empty water bottle as long as it will never be used to
contain beverages again and fill them technically halfway with isopropyl alcohol, and rubbing alcohol once you’re
finished with and to leaving tillYou’ll have to use a disposal jar to disinfect used inoculating tools you can make your
own disposal jar by taking a disposable plastic container such as a small cup or even an empty water bottle as long
as it will never be used to contain beverages again and so them technically halfway with isopropyl alcoholor come
and rubbing alcohol once you’re finished with and not leaving till simply said it into your disposal jar and allow it to
soak for at least 30 minutes prior to disposal when you’re ready to dispose of the inoculating tool you can pour the
alcohol down the drain followed by a large amount of water in the inoculating tools can go in the household trash 
When you’re completely finished using a culture whether it’s in broth or on an auger plate is important to disinfect it
thoroughly before disposal when disposing of a culture to want to have a disposable plastic container filled with 10%
bleach solution it needs to be a large plastic container with a lid something like this disposable food container for this
disposable plastic bucket full of 10% bleach solution immerse your culture in the solution while wearing your PPE
remove the cat let the contents drain into the bleach solution you follow the same procedure with an agriculture
immerse the plate separate the lid from the base susk your culture short lease 24 hours in the bleach solution. 
Your poor to use with solution down the drain followed by 20 of running water in the cultures can be disposed of in a
household trash.

Eyes
Egg whites are mostly proteins source of proteins found in your eyes in this demonstration we have added a big white
to petri dish now we’re going to add acid to the egg whites to simulate a splash in your eyes almost instantly the
proteins are denatured this is also what occurs when eggs are cooked there is no reversing this damage even want to
add some bass the reaction is not reversed this damage is permanent please wear your safety goggles whenever
working with hazardous chemicals.

Gloves
Ground beef it starts at discolor almost immediately and as we sit and look at this appears that the beef is almost
beginning to cook and not just on the surface but deep down into the meat this is an irreversible reaction the damage
is permanent please wear your gloves whenever handling hazardous chemicals