Laboratory Safety Module #1
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General laboratory safety focued on hygiene, apparel and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- 1.Long hair, loose clothing and dangling jewelry are:
- A.
The latest styles in laboratory attire.
- B.
All safety hazards.
- C.
Compliant with laboratory safety standards.
- D.
Permissible if wearing appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment).
- 2.Strong smelling perfumes, deodorants and soaps can __________sensory testing.
- 3.Appropriate shoes to wear in the Anderson laboratory are (choose the best answer):
- A.
Sandals
- B.
Open-toed shoes
- C.
Stiletos
- D.
Steel Toed Safety Shoes
- 4.Steel Toed Safety Shoes and Safety Glasses are required upon entering the laboratory (True or False).
- A.
True
- B.
False, both are required only if working on the bench.
- 5.A lab coat is not needed if wearing a factory issued uniform (True or False)
- A.
True, lab coats are only required over street clothes.
- B.
False, lab coats are worn over both uniforms and street clothes as a barrier of protection against spills and biological contamination.
- 6.Contact lenses may be worn with safety glasses (True or False).
- A.
True, safety glasses provide a barrier of protection against splashes.
- B.
False, contact lenses are permeable to vapors which cause irritation.
- 7.Food and drink are permissible in the laboratory (choose best answer):
- A.
When no testing is being performed in the area.
- B.
Food is never permissible but one may drink water.
- C.
Never.
- D.
During plant shutdown.
- 8.If I forget my safety glasses, I can get new ones from ____________ and _______________.
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