Laboratory Safety Guidance [490 KB PDF*, 52 pages]. OSHA Booklet.
Laboratory Safety – OSHA Laboratory Standard [366 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
Laboratory Safety – Chemical Hygiene Plan [366 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
Laboratory Safety – Labeling and Transfer of Chemicals [144 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Laboratory Safety – Chemical Fume Hoods [150 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Chemical Hazards
Laboratory Safety – Chemical Fume Hoods [150 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Biological Hazards
Laboratory Safety – Working with Small Animals [151 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Laboratory Safety – Biosafety Cabinets (BSCs) [367 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA FactSheet.
Physical Hazards
Laboratory Safety – Noise [365 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
Laboratory Safety – Ergonomics for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Laboratories [369 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet.
Safety Hazards
Laboratory Safety – Autoclaves /Sterilizers [449 KB PDF*, 1 page]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Laboratory Safety – Centrifuges [135 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Laboratory Safety – Cryogens and Dry Ice [147 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Laboratory Safety – Electrical Hazards [130 KB PDF*, 1 page]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Other Hazards
Laboratory Safety – Latex Allergy [1 MB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA QuickFacts.
Additional OSHA standards provide rules that protect workers in laboratories from chemical hazards as well as biological, physical and safety hazards. For those hazards that are not covered by a specific OSHA standard, OSHA often provides guidance on protecting workers from these hazards. OSHA has developed this webpage to provide workers and employers useful, up-to-date information on laboratory safety. For other valuable worker protection information, such as Workers' Rights, Employer Responsibilities and other services OSHA offers, read OSHA's Workers page.
In addition to information on OSHA standards and guidance that deal with laboratory hazards, other links are provided with information from other governmental and non-governmental agencies that deal with various aspects of laboratory safety.
Although the OSHA standards referenced on this web page deal specifically with laboratories within the jurisdiction of Federal OSHA, there are twenty-five states and two U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) that have their own OSHA-approved occupational safety and health standards, which may be different from federal standards, but must be at least "as effective as" the federal standards. Contact your local or state OSHA office for further information. Additional information is on available on the OSHA-approved state plans page.
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