Title: Ch. 6.1.1 Safety Quiz
Course: Lab Safety > Section: Day 4

Based on the section 6.1.1 Risk Assessment - Living Safely with Hazards from the book Laboratory Safety for Chemistry Students by Hill and Finster, 2010 by John Wiley and Sons

Q: Which combination of parameters generaltes the highest risk level?
- low hazard and low probability of exposure
- Low hazard and high probability of exposure
- high hazard and low probability of exposure
- high hazard and high probability of exposure
A: high hazard and high probability of exposure

Q: Which statement is true?
- Risk assessment and risk management are essentially the same process.
- Risk assessment precedes risk management
- Risk management precedes risk assessment
- risk assessment is usually easy and risk managment is usually difficult
A: Risk assessment precedes risk management

Q: What is a common way to minimize exposure to chemicals, as a first measure of reducing the probability of exposure?
- Using chemicals in a closed system
- using chemicals in a chemical hood
- Using personal protective equipment
- (c), plus (a) or (b)
A: (c), plus (a) or (b)

Q: What word is used to represent the highest level of severity in risk assessment?
- catastrophic
- significant
- serious
- deadly
A: catastrophic

Q: What level of risk is associated with using concentrated sulfuric acid if no precautions are taken?
- Care; low risk
- Caution; moderate risk
- Warning; high risk
- Danger; extreme risk
A: Danger; extreme risk