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Lab Safety Worksheet 23

The document provides guidance on safe laboratory practices through a series of panels depicting common laboratory situations. It addresses proper procedures for activities like chemical handling and transfer, use of safety equipment, cleanup of broken glass, protective attire, and ensuring undamaged equipment. Following safety protocols is important to avoid risks from hazardous materials, fires, contamination, injuries from broken objects, and more. The worksheet evaluates different scenarios and identifies both correct and unsafe behaviors to establish best practices.

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Lab Safety Worksheet 23

The document provides guidance on safe laboratory practices through a series of panels depicting common laboratory situations. It addresses proper procedures for activities like chemical handling and transfer, use of safety equipment, cleanup of broken glass, protective attire, and ensuring undamaged equipment. Following safety protocols is important to avoid risks from hazardous materials, fires, contamination, injuries from broken objects, and more. The worksheet evaluates different scenarios and identifies both correct and unsafe behaviors to establish best practices.

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Lab Safety Worksheet

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Panel 1

1. List 2 unsafe activities depicted in this illustration and explain how they should be altered to make them safe.
2. What piece of safety equipment should be used to put out the fire?

Panel 2

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1. How should Rick correct his technique?
2. Are these students behaving appropriately? If not, what should they be doing differently?

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Panel 3

1. Compare Evelyn’s technique with Kwan’s technique.


2. Whose technique is the correct one?

Panel 4

1. Identify 3 unsafe activities shown here.


2. Explain alternate procedures for each activity you identify.
Panel 5

1. Describe Jarvis’ error. Who in this scenario is performing a correct procedure?


2. Identify 2 unsafe activities shown here.

Panel 6

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1. What is unsafe about Ernie’s behavior?
2. Why is Lydia’s behavior appropriate? Why is it important in a laboratory setting?
Lab Safety Worksheet
Answer Key
Panel 1
List 2 unsafe activities depicted in this illustration and explain how they should be altered to make them safe.
Jodi’s hair should be tied back, and she should be wearing safety goggles. She should not lean over a lit burner. Mac is
pointing the test tube toward another person; instead, he should point the heated test tube away from himself and all
classmates. Kimberly is discharging the fire extinguisher when she should have used the emergency blanket to put out
the fire in Jodi’s hair.

The instructor should be the one discharging the fire extinguisher, as they are usually trained and know how to use them.

What piece of safety equipment should be used to put out the fire? The
emergency blanket should be used to extinguish fires on people.

Panel 2
How should Rick correct his technique?
Rick should use the wafting technique—use his hand to direct fumes from a chemical toward his nose—rather than
inhaling directly.

Are these students behaving appropriately? If not, what should they be doing differently?
No. Sarah appears to be mixing unknown and unlabeled chemicals. This is dangerous and should never take place.
Sarah should make sure she knows exactly what chemicals she is mixing. Andrew should not be eating in the lab. Eating,
drinking, chewing gum, and applying cosmetics are not acceptable lab behaviors. Also, materials made with laboratory
glassware could potentially be contaminated with toxic chemicals and should not be consumed.

Panel 3
Compare Evelyn’s technique with Kwan’s technique.
Evelyn is pipetting to transfer liquids between containers whose contents are known. Kwan is mouth pipetting the contents
between containers.

Whose technique is the correct one?


Evelyn is pipetting correctly and transferring between containers whose contents are known. Mouth pipetting is not
allowed, as chemicals could be accidently ingested.

Panel 4
Identify 3 unsafe activities shown here.
• Students are playing around.
• Dissection instruments aren’t being used for their intended purpose.
• Food and drink are in the lab.
• The test tube and test tube rack are being stored on the laboratory bench.
• Students aren’t wearing protective equipment.
• The aisles and walkways aren’t clear of obstructions.

Explain alternate procedures for each activity you identify.


• Students should behave responsibly.
• Dissection equipment should be used for intended purposes only.
• Food and drink should be kept out of the lab.
• Students should store test tubes and the test tube rack where they belong.
• Students should wear Personal Protective Equipment.
• Aisles and walkways should be kept clear of obstructions.
Panel 5
Describe Jarvis’ error. Who in this scenario is performing a correct procedure?
Jarvis is picking up broken laboratory glassware with his bare hands. Instead, he should be using a broom and dustpan
similar to the one that Meredith is using. Glass should also be placed in the glass disposal bin and not in the regular
waste disposal container.

Identify 2 unsafe activities shown here.


Flips-flops should not be worn in a laboratory. Closed toed shoes are appropriate. Broken glass should be placed in the
proper, labeled bin for disposal. Eating, drinking, chewing gum, and applying cosmetics should not be done in the
laboratory.

Panel 6
What is unsafe about Ernie’s behavior?
No materials should be taken from the lab for any reason. Ernie could damage the equipment. Additionally, some
materials are hazardous and require special disposal procedures.

Why is Lydia’s behavior appropriate? Why is it important in a laboratory setting?


Lydia is making sure that her glassware is not cracked, chipped, or otherwise broken before she uses it for her
experiment. This step prevents breakage, unnecessary cleanup, and exposure to heated substances.

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