Identify the personal protective equipment worn in the laboratory, state the function of each item, and recognise the protective equipment provided in the laboratory itself.
Each item of personal protective equipment guards a different part of the body.
Personal protective equipment is needed to protect the wearer from danger.
You learned about safety rules and measures in the laboratory in Form 1. In order to keep you safe in the laboratory, there is a variety of protective equipment that you need to know and use correctly.
Two groups of protective equipment. Some equipment is worn on your body — goggles, a face mask, gloves, a lab coat and closed shoes. Other equipment is provided in the laboratory and is used when an emergency happens or when a particular experiment requires it.
Report every accident. Even though there is personal protective equipment in the laboratory, every accident or injury in the laboratory must be reported immediately to the teacher.
Select each card to read the function of that item of personal protective equipment.
Function
Protect the eyes from hazardous chemical substances such as acid, bromine, ammonia and reactive metals.
Protects the nose and mouth from inhaling pungent and volatile chemical substances and dust.
Gloves made of rubber protect the hands from hazardous chemical substances.
A lab coat is made up of safety layers and is easily removed if there is an emergency. The lab coat is important to protect clothing from damage.
Closed shoes must be worn in the laboratory. Their function is to protect the feet from chemical substance spills and glass splinters.
This equipment is part of the laboratory itself and is used when it is needed.
Personal protective equipment that is available in the laboratory includes the safety shower, eyewash station, fume chamber and laminar flow cabinet.
Answer in your mind, then press “Check Answer”.
Give three examples of personal protective equipment that must be worn in the laboratory.
Hariz’s eye was accidentally splashed with dilute sulphuric acid. What action does Hariz need to take?
Aqil wears slippers while carrying out an experiment. Is this action correct? Give a reason.
Which equipment in the laboratory is used for experiments involving volatile and pungent substances?
Wearing personal protective equipment makes the laboratory completely safe, so an accident does not need to be reported.
Protective equipment reduces risk but does not remove it. Every accident or injury must still be reported to the teacher immediately.
The fume chamber and the laminar flow cabinet do the same job.
The fume chamber is used for substances that are volatile, flammable, poisonous, corrosive or pungent. The laminar flow cabinet is used to avoid contamination during microbiological activities.
Personal protective equipment is only the equipment you wear.
Protection also comes from equipment provided in the laboratory, such as the safety shower, the eyewash station, the fume chamber and the laminar flow cabinet.
1 Which personal protective equipment protects the eyes from hazardous chemical substances such as acid and bromine?
2 Which equipment in the laboratory is used to immediately rinse an eye that has come into contact with a chemical substance?
3 Laboratory gloves that protect the hands from hazardous chemical substances are made of .
4 Experiments that use volatile, flammable, poisonous, corrosive or pungent substances must be carried out in the .
Drag each item of protective equipment to the function it performs. On a phone, tap an answer first, then tap a matching box. Tap the Answer Choices area to return a selected item.
Write the correct item of protective equipment next to each function.
Answer choices: Goggles • Face mask • Gloves • Closed shoes
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