Emergency and protective equipment

1. What do the four letters in the P.A.S.S. method for a fire extinguisher stand for?

2. When fighting a fire with an extinguisher, where exactly do you aim the nozzle, and why?

3. About how long does a small fire extinguisher spray, and how close must you be for it to work?

4. Do students need a teacher's permission before using emergency equipment? Explain.

5. A small, contained fire burns in a beaker. What is often the simplest safe way to put it out?

6. A student's sleeve catches fire. Which piece of equipment is designed for this, and what personal action helps?

7. Why should a person whose clothing is on fire never run?

8. For how long should you flush the eyes at an eyewash fountain after a chemical splash?

9. Why must you hold your eyes open in the eyewash stream even though it is uncomfortable?

10. A student wearing contact lenses gets a chemical in the eye. What must be done?

11. When is an emergency shower (as opposed to an eyewash) the right choice?

12. After using the emergency shower on chemical-soaked clothing, what must happen to that clothing?

13. What is the acid–base neutralizing solution used for, and where must it NOT be used?

14. When acid or base contacts the skin, what do you do BEFORE applying the neutralizing solution?

15. If skin feels slippery after a base contacts it, what does that indicate and what should you do?

16. State the single most important rule about when to put on safety goggles in the lab.

17. May safety goggles be pushed up onto the forehead while measuring a chemical? Why or why not?

18. When must a fume hood be used?

19. Should you carry a reacting mixture out of the fume hood to show your teacher? What should you do instead?

20. Two extinguisher designs exist: a fixed "horn" and a hose-and-nozzle on clips. How does using the hose type differ?

21. Why should the contents of an extinguisher never be sprayed at a person?

22. What type of extinguisher is usual in a high-school lab, and what fires can it handle?

23. Before an emergency ever happens, what map should every student prepare?

24. Give the correct order of use for a fire extinguisher's four actions.

25. A large fire extinguisher can be set on its base with the hose freed. What advantage does this give?

26. What does the WHMIS label on a chemical container tell you?

27. Name the four main routes by which a chemical can enter or harm the body.

28. Why is eating, drinking or chewing gum forbidden in a chemistry lab?

29. What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and how does it differ from the container label?

30. Distinguish impact safety glasses from chemical splash goggles, and say which is correct for handling liquids.

31. List four elements of appropriate laboratory attire.

32. Why must gloves be removed before touching a doorknob, phone or your face?

33. Give two everyday (non-emergency) safety items you should locate in the lab besides the extinguisher and eyewash.

34. Why should you never draw a liquid up a pipette using your mouth?

35. Why is it a rule to report even a minor spill or a single drop of acid rinsed off your skin?