FSU Student Laboratory Health and Safety Exam

Note to the Student: This exam is required and you must pass with 80% before you can access any FSU laboratory. You can take this exam more than once until you pass. This exam is designed to be taken after your Safety Briefing, given by your instructor, and before the first scheduled lab. If you do not take this exam you will not be allowed in any lab, nor allowed to make up any missed lab(s) due to not taking it on time.

Safety Features of the Lab

• 1. Safety features of each lab include:• (a) Fume hoods, benches, and a fire extinguisher.• (b) Eye wash station, a shower, and electronic balances.• (c) Fume hoods, eye wash station, shower, fire extinguisher, and some bunsen

burners.• (d) Fume hoods, eye wash station, shower, fire extinguisher, fire blanket,

broken glass receptacle and 3 exits.

• 2. T/F Fume hoods can provide adequate protection from inhalation of chemical vapors only if one works under the hood.

• (a) T• (b) F

• 3. In the event of a chemical splash to the eye it is best to:• (a) Rub your eye(s) until it feels better.• (b) Rinse using the eye wash station for 15 min. and seek medical attention.• (c) Fill a beaker with water and rinse your eye over the sink.

• 4. The safety shower is used for:• (a) Large chemical spills on the body and clothing.• (b) If you catch yourself on fire and closer to it than the fire blanket.• (c) Both A and B.

PPE Personal Protection Equipment• 1. T/F Safety glasses must be worn at all times while in the laboratory.

• (a) F• (b) T

• 2. Appropriate laboratory attire:• (a) Tank tops, shorts, and flip flops to keep one cool and comfortable. • (b) Dress to impress.• (c) Casual dress; long pants, shirts/w some sleeve, and comfortable closed

toe shoes to provide maximum skin protection.• (d) Laboratory coat.• (e) Both C and D.

• 3. Safety gloves are to be worn:• (a) All the time.• (b) Only when hazardous chemicals are used.• (c) When the instructor recommends using gloves.• (d) Not to leave finger prints.• (e) Both B and C.

• 4. Used gloves should be:

• (a) Put in your drawer and reused the next lab.• (b) Put back into the box for the next student to use.• (c) Left on the countertop.• (d) Single use only and thrown in the trash.

Chemical Hygiene• 1. The most common route of entry a chemical can take to enter your body is:

• (a) Ingestion.• (b) Skin absorption.• (c) Inhalation.• (d) Intentional poisoning.

• 2. Chemicals can be ingested into your body by:• (a) Contaminated hands if they are not washed prior to eating.• (b) Application of cosmetics.• (c) Smoking or using tobacco products.• (d) All of the above.

• 3. Good personal laboratory hygiene is:• (a) Taking a shower before coming into the lab.• (b) Washing hands often and especially after working with chemicals.• (c) Not eating, drinking, smoking, and gum chewing in any laboratory environment. • (d) Keeping all foods and drinks outside of the lab in a designated area.• (e) Keeping all foods and drinks inside your book bag where hopefully nobody will see

it.• (f) Both B, C, and D.

• 4. T/F Chemical vapors can travel thru plastics and into foods, drink and chewing gum.

• (A) T• (B) F

Chemical Waste• 1. T/F We need to control hazardous chemical waste in a manner that protects

and preserves both human and environmental health.• (A) F• (B) T

• 2. T/F All chemical waste needs to be collected and professionally disposed of.

• (A) F• (B) T

• 3. When disposing of chemical waste one should:• (A) Listen carefully for instructions.• (B) Pour it in the sink or put it in the thrash if instructed to do so.• (c) Ask if unsure.• (d) Read the waste container’s label carefully.• (e) Always remember some chemicals are incompatible and violent reactions

like explosion, fire, toxic gases can evolve.• (f) Not generate volumes of waste by rinsing containers, i.e., test tubes

and beakers with lots of water and dumping into the waste container.• (g) All of the above.

MSDS

• 1. MSDS is the acronym for:• (a) Mad Scientist Data Sheets.• (b) Magnetic Science Data Spectroscopy.• (c) Material Safety Data Sheet.• (d) Master Scripts Dementia Second.• (e) None of the above.

• 2. Information found in an MSDS would be:• (a) Spectrascopic data collected from polychromatic light separated into

different wave lengths.• (b) The effects of electrical and magnetic forces on negatively charged

particles.• (c)Product Identification, Hazardous Identification, health effects, first

aid, fire fighting measures, release measures, handling and storage, exposure controls, and regulatory information.

• (d) A scientific laboratory notebook.

• 3. An MSDS can be obtained:• (a) On line.• (b) From the manufacturer.• (c) The Department files.• (d) All of the above.

In Emergency Fire Situations• 1. In the event of a small laboratory fire one should:

• (a) Be familiar with the operations of the fire extinguisher.• (b) If possible, suffocate the fire with a watch glass or beaker by

covering it.• (c) Let it burn out if it posses no danger human or building structure.• (e) Both A and B.• (f) All of the above.

2. In the event of a large laboratory fire one should:• (a) Scream, grab your books, and “high tail it back home”.• (b) Quickly assess the situation; immediately inform the instructor,

evacuate the lab, and meet in the designated area outside to be accounted for: Do not leave until told to do so by either the police or fire marshal.

• (c) Be a hero and fight the fire.• (d) Pull the fire alarm on the way out if someone has not already done so.• (e) Both B and D.

• 3. In the event of fire on personnel:• (a) Use the fire extinguisher to put out the flames.• (b) Stop from running, use the fire blanket, roll, use the shower, dose

with water, remove smoldering clothing, cover to prevent shock and call for immediate help.

Other Miscellaneous Questions

• 1. T/F Pregnant women should first consult with their physician before working with chemicals and the health of the unborn baby.

• (a) T• (b) F

• 2. T/F Certain chemicals can be and are harmful to the developing fetus:• (a) T• (b) F

• 3. T/F Pregnant women must inform the instructor and be aware of the chemical hazards being used in the lab.

• (a) T• (b) F