Title: Ch. 1.1.1 Safety Quiz
Course: Lab Safety > Section: Day 1

Based on Section 1.1.1 The Four Principles of Safety from "Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students by Hill and Dinster, 2010 John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Q: In RAMP, the R stands for
- Recognize
- Risk
- Repair
- Report
A: Recognize

Q: In RAMP, the A stands for
- Assess
- Avoid
- Assign
- Accident
A: Assess

Q: In RAMP, the M stands for
- Minimize
- Maintain
- Materials
- Monitor
A: Minimize

Q: In RAMP, the P stands for
- Prepare
- Prevent
- Plan
- Protect
A: Prepare

Q: Which definition is incorrect?
- A hazard is a known source of danger or harm.
- Risk is the possibility or probability of suffering harm from being exposed to a hazard or unsafe situation.
- Exposure means coming in direct contact with a hazard or chemical in a fashion that causes injury or harm.
- Safety is freedom from danger, injury, or damage.
A: A hazard is a known source of danger or harm.

Q: Which statement is true?
- All chemicals are hazardous.
- Only chemicals that are toxic are considered hazardous.
- Only chemicals in open beakers are hazardous.
- Only liquid and gaseous chemicals are hazardous.
A: All chemicals are hazardous.

Q: Which statement is true?
- Most chemicals that we encounter in labs and elsewhere are hazardous.
- Usually chemicals used in general chemistry labs are nonhazardous.
- The more useful a chemical is in a lab, the more hazardous it is.
- The useful a chemical is in a lab, the less hazardous it is.
A: Most chemicals that we encounter in labs and elsewhere are hazardous.

Q: Learning to be safe in chemistry labortories is best accomplished by
- Thinking about the hazards and risks associated with experiments
- Performing experiments to see what's safe and what isn't
- Memorizing safety rules
- Learning from one's own mistakes
A: Thinking about the hazards and risks associated with experiments

Q: Most accidents in labs occur when
- Safety Rules and safety practices are not followed
- Experienced lab workers try a new experiment
- Inexperienced lab workers use chemicals
- "Accidents Happen" beyond the control of the lab worker
A: Safety Rules and safety practices are not followed

Q: Why do some lab workers take unnecessary risks?
- They repeat experiments with high risk that have not failed before.
- They willfully violate rules that they know about.
- They are unaware of the risks.
- All of the above.
A: All of the above.

Q: Safety incidents generally occur in
- Introductory labs
- Advanced labs
- Research labs
- Labs at all levels of the curriculum
A: Introductory labs

Q: Why is it sometimes hard to recognize the hazards of chemicals?
- Recognizing hazards requires an understanding of the language of safety and knowing where to access safety information
- For the most part, we do not know what the hazards can be.
- The terms used to describe hazards are not well defined
- While hazards are generally know, it is not easy to access them in print or on the Web.
A: Recognizing hazards requires an understanding of the language of safety and knowing where to access safety information

Q: What document may contain useful information about the hazards of a chemical?
- (Material) Safety Data Sheet
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Chemical Risk Document
- Course syllabus
A: (Material) Safety Data Sheet

Q: Many accidents in labs are caused by
- Poor housekeeping
- Selecting chemicals incorrectly
- Running reactions at temperatures that are too high
- Using personal protective equipment inappropriately
A: Poor housekeeping

Q: Which is not a component of the student safety ethic?
- Rely on your teacher to keep you safe
- Work safely
- Avoid unnecessary risk
- Accept responsibility for safety
A: Rely on your teacher to keep you safe

Q: Eating, drinking, and smoking in a lab
- Are not allowed in labs
- Are allowed whenever the lab instructor says it is OK to do so
- Are allowed in labs whenever there are no open beakers of chemicals in use
- Are allowed in labs as long as there is no reasonable chance of ingesting lab chemicals
A: Are not allowed in labs

Q: Tasting chemicals
- Is never allowed in chemistry labs
- Is allowed for solutions that are very dilute
- Is allowed for lab chemicals that we also know are "common chemicals" (such as vitamin C)
- Is allowed for chemicals that are known to be nontoxic
A: Is never allowed in chemistry labs

Q: If there is an accident or incident or chemical spill in the lab, you should
- Notify your instructor immediately
- Notify your instructor only if emergency equipment had to be used
- Alert other nearby students, but tell the instrutor only if the event is 'serious'
- Notify your instructor before the end of the lab period
A: Notify your instructor immediately