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•What should you do? (2-3 sentences)

• 1. When should safety goggles be worn?

• 2. What should you do if glassware breaks?

• 3. If you accidentally spill water near electrical equipment, what should you do?

THINK?

• In each of the following situations, write ‘yes’ if the proper safety procedures are being followed and ‘no’ if they are not. Then give reasons for your answer supported by your lab safety rules.

1. It is rather warm in the laboratory during a late spring day. Anna slips off her shoes and walk barefoot to the sink to clean her glassware.

2. While washing glassware, Mike splashes some water on Evon. To get even, Evon splashes him back.

3. During an experiment, Lindsey decides to mix two chemicals that the lab procedure does not say to mix, because she is curious about what will happen.

THINK?

4. Gina is thirsty. She rinses a beaker with water, refills it with water, and takes a drink.

5. 5. Bram notices that the electrical cord on his hotplate is frayed near the plug. He takes the hotplate to his teacher and asks for permission to use another one.

6. 6.The printed direction in the lab sheet tells a student to pour a small amount of hydrochloric acid into a beaker. Jamal puts on safety goggles before pouring the acid into the baker.

Plan instead of Panic

Terms

• Plan of action: A sequence of steps that must be taken, or activities that must be performed well, for a strategy to succeed. An action plan has three major elements:

• (1) Specific tasks: what will be done and by whom.

• (2) Time horizon: when will it be done.

• (3) Resource allocation: what specific funds are available for specific activities. Also called action program

• Each of us needs to have a strategy for getting out of a building quickly in the event of a fire or other emergency—whether we are at home, or at school.

Plan instead of panic

•Complete Scenarios A-P• You must answer the following questions for each

Scenario:

• What Lab safety rule(s) were broken in order to create the problem?

• What lab safety rule(s) should be followed in order to create your plan of action?

• What is your detailed plan of action to handle the scenario? (at least 3 sentences)

LAB SAFETY QUIZ

• IF YOU FINISH YOUR LAB SAFETY QUIZ, PLEASE SIT QUIETLY UNTIL EVERYONE FINISHES.

• ONCE EVERYONE HAS FINISHED WE WILL CHECK OUR ANSWERS AND ANY MISSED QUESTIONS WILL BE CORRECTED• Write out the right answer, and why this is the right answer

ENDING THOUGHTS

• On a sheet of paper, create your own scenario, and create your own unique emergency response plan. • What would you do in this specific scenario?