Safety Study Guide

 

 

Safety & Equipment Study Guide
Be able to recognize pictures of the following equipment:

dissecting pan
scalpel
probe
graduated cylinder
pipette
petri dish
test tube
depression slide
beaker
dissecting scissors
cover slips
Erlenmeyer flask
microscope slides
dissecting pins
test tube holder
forceps

Know the best solution for each of these safety problems:

Not being sure of what to do in a lab
An incorrect procedure causes a fire & explosion
Work area left in a messy condition for the next class
Long hair catches on fire
A chemical splashes into a student’s eye
A specimen slips when dissecting
An incorrect chemical is accidentally used from a bottle
A preservative  is ingested (taken into the mouth) from a dissecting specimen
Liquid spills while trying to label a beaker
The environment becomes polluted from lab wastes