Cooper Safety Orientation Quiz 		 

Safety first!
COOPER RESEARCH LABS requires that all staff and users know how to prevent accidents and maintain a safe working environment in the laboratory. Towards this goal, all visiting scientists and artists to COOPER RESEARCH LABS must read the orientation materials (see here) and answer all the questions on this quiz at least once every two years.

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Safety Quiz
Please select the correct answer for each of the questions below and click the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page.

 
1)  If you have visited COOPER RESEARCH LABS before, you may proceed directly to the experimental floor without checking in with the COOPER RESEARCH LABS Operator.
 
(A)  True
(B)  False
2)  Which of the following is needed for each member of your experiment team before you can enter the COOPER RESEARCH LABS work areas to set up your experiment?
 
(A)  Online User Orientation and Safety Training
(B)  Facility Safety Tour within last 2 years
(C)  A radiation badge
(D)  All of these
3)  A proper label for a container of hazardous chemicals must include:
 
(A)  The names and amounts of each chemical it contains
(B)  The date
(C)  The name of the Experimenter
(D)  All of these
4)  If you have a question or concern about the COOPER RESEARCH LABS facility or experimental equipment after regular business hours, you should:
 
(A)  Solve the difficulty on your own, then report it the next day
(B)  Page the facility administrator at home
(C)  See the COOPER RESEARCH LABS Operator on-duty
(D)  Stop work and return during regular hours
5)  You should press the COOPER RESEARCH LABS DUMP button:
 
(A)  After pouring chemical waste down the drain
(B)  If you are inadvertently locked in a hutch
6)  If you hear a building fire alarm, you should:
 
(A)  Wait for an announcement over the P.A. for details
(B)  Proceed immediately to the nearest exit and wait outside the building for further information
(C)  Take the elevator to the first floor loading ramp area
(D)  Walk through the work areas to make sure everyone has evacuated
7)  If you suffer a minor chemical burn while working in the COOPER RESEARCH LABS chemical room, you should:
 
(A)  Flush the burn with cold water and administer appropriate first aid, then report the injury immediately to the COOPER RESEARCH LABS Operator
(B)  Flush the burn with cold water and continue working-- you don't have to report a minor injury
(C)  Call 911
(D)  Ignore it and go back to work
8)  If you see a large electrical fire, you should:
 
(A)  Attempt to fight it yourself with a fire extinguisher
(B)  Yell "FIRE" and begin alerting those in your work area
(C)  Activate a fire alarm, summon the COOPER RESEARCH LABS Operator (if you can do so safely), and immediately exit the building
(D)  Find the COOPER RESEARCH LABS electrician
9)  Users are responsible for searching, clearing, and locking the experimental hutch before the beam shutters are opened:
 
(A)  True
(B)  False
10)  Restricted-access areas and interlocks are marked by:
 
(A)  Warning signs
(B)  Area status boards
(C)  Purple and yellow caution tape or barricades
(D)  Any or all of these
11)  Smoking and eating are allowed in the COOPER RESEARCH LABS hutches:
 
(A)  True
(B)  False
12)  In which of the following situations should a chemical spill be considered an emergency?
 
(A)  A small, contained amount of acetone is spilled in the fume hood, and is properly cleaned up
(B)  A container of caustic or otherwise hazardous chemical is spilled and cannot be contained (ie: forms an aerosol or spills down the floor drain)
(C)  You find an inappropriately labeled container in the chem room
13)  Re-positioning of permanent radiation safety shielding is permitted as long as you return it to its original position when you have completed your experimental run:
 
(A)  True
(B)  False
14)  If you see a red tag on a piece of equipment:
 
(A)  You may remove it to use the equipment, but must replace it when you are finished
(B)  It is locked out for maintenance or repair and you may not use it
(C)  The item is reserved for someone else and you must ask their permission to use it
(D)  The piece of equipment is energized
15)  It isn't necessary to bother the COOPER RESEARCH LABS Operator when you are finished with your experimental run and are ready to leave the facility:
 
(A)  True
(B)  False
16)  It is okay to bring chemicals or hazardous materials with you that were not reported on your safety approval form, as long as you report them immediately when you arrive at COOPER RESEARCH LABS:
 
(A)  True
(B)  False

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