Safety Quiz

Question 1

what does HHPS stand for?

Answer 1

Household Hazardous Products Symbols

Question 2

What does WHMIS stand for?

Answer 2

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Question 3

what does MSDS stand for?

Answer 3

Material Safety Data Sheet

Question 4

what does an octagonal shaped symbol mean in HHPS?

Answer 4

the contents inside the container pose a hazard

Question 5

what does a triangle shaped symbol mean in HHPS?

Answer 5

the container poses a hazard

Question 6

what does the explosive symbol mean in HHPS?

Answer 6

container can explode if its heated or punctured, flying pieces of metal can cause serious injuries especially to the eye

Question 7

what does the corrosive HHPS symbol mean?

Answer 7

product can burn skin or eyes on contact, or throat or stomach if swallowed

Question 8

what does the toxic HHPS symbol mean?

Answer 8

licking, eating, drinking, or sometimes smelling this product can cause death

Question 9

what shape symbols are WHMIS symbols?

Answer 9

diamond

Question 10

what does gas under pressure mean?

Answer 10

indicating the hazard of gases under pressure such as dissolved gas, liquified gas, compressed gas, and refrigerated liquified gas

Question 11

what does the biohazard symbol mean?

Answer 11

indicates the presence of organisms or toxins that can cause diseased in humans and animals

Question 12

what does NFPA mean?

Answer 12

National Fire Protection Association

Question 13

what should you do if you burn yourself?

Answer 13

• cold water for 1-15 mins
• do not apply ointments
• loosely bandage

Question 14

what to do when a corrosive chemical spill happens?

Answer 14

• cold running water
• emergency shower
• take off shoes and socks if lands at your feet

Question 15

eye accidents

Answer 15

• wash eyes at emergency eye station for at least 15 mins
• tilt head injured side down
• water must be moving to remove the chemical from your eye

Question 16

minor cuts

Answer 16

• clean thoroughly
• do not use iodine as disinfectant
• use first aid sprays
• minor cuts can lead to serious infection

Question 17

severe bleeding

Answer 17

• apply direct pressure with hand over wound
• elevate area
• do not remove foreign object
• get person to doctor immediately

Question 18

fire

Answer 18

• learn how to use extinguisher
• if clothing on fire dont run around
• in case of burning dont apply anything to the area
• fire blanket
• stop drop and roll

Question 19

drinking or eating toxic materials

Answer 19

• contact poison control
• too many chemicals and their specific treatment to handle it here

Question 20

beaker tongs

Answer 20

used to grasp beakers

Question 21

glass plate

Answer 21

used to view a specimen under microscope

Question 22

forceps/tweezers

Answer 22

• used to grasp or hold small items

Question 23

test tube rack

Answer 23

used to hold test tubes and carry them from one place to another

Question 24

crucible and cover

Answer 24

used for heating substances to high temps

Question 25

beakers

Answer 25

used for mixing and or heating substances - used for APPROX measurements

Question 26

retort stand

Answer 26

used to raise glassware off benches for heating, etc.

Question 27

dropper

Answer 27

used for dispensing drops of liquid

Question 28

flask tongs

Answer 28

used to grasp or hold flasks

Question 29

erlenmeyer flask

Answer 29

used to hold, heat, measure approx liquids conical shape allows it to be used with a stopper

Question 30

rubber stopper

Answer 30

used to seal liquids in a container such as test tube or flask

Question 31

ring clamp/iron ring

Answer 31

used to support equipment on retort stand

Question 32

wire gauze

Answer 32

rests on the iron ring to hold glassware above a bunsen burner

Question 33

watch glass

Answer 33

used for small solid samples

Question 34

stirring rod

Answer 34

used to mix substances

Question 35

test tube

Answer 35

used to heat and mix small samples easily

Question 36

test tube holder

Answer 36

used to grasp or hold test tube

Question 37

test tube brush

Answer 37

used to clean glassware

Question 38

gas bottle

Answer 38

any bottle used to collect gas

Question 39

clay triangle

Answer 39

used with an iron wring to hold a crucible while heating

Question 40

crucible tongs

Answer 40

used to grasp or hold a crucible

Question 41

test tube clamp

Answer 41

used to hold test tubes off the bench for heating

Question 42

funnel

Answer 42

used when pouring liquids in small openings

Question 43

thistle tube

Answer 43

used to introduce liquids into a flaskk

Question 44

deflagrating spoon

Answer 44

used to heat small amount of substance to remove moisture

Question 45

graduated cylinder

Answer 45

used to make PRECISE volume measurments

Question 46

bunsen burner

Answer 46

used to heat liquids or powders

Question 47

florence flask

Answer 47

designed for uniform heating and easy swirling, flat bottom with round neck

Question 48

evaporating dish

Answer 48

used to heat and evaporate liquids

Question 49

mortar and pestle

Answer 49

used for crushing or grinding solids

Question 50

flint lighter

Answer 50

used to light bunsen burner

Question 51

scoopula

Answer 51

used to obtain small samples of solids or powders

Question 52

burette

Answer 52

used to precisely determine the volume of titrant added to a sample

Question 53

burette clamp

Answer 53

used to attach a burette to a retort stand

Question 54

pipette

Answer 54

used to dispense a precise volume of solution

Question 55

calorimeter

Answer 55

used to determine the energy given off or absorbed by a chemical reaction

Question 56

fume hood

Answer 56

used to ventilate toxic vapours