Lab Safety Precautions: General

General Laboratory Precautions

Laboratory safety includes a number of precautions designed to protect you and your coworkers.

Remember that:

  • eating
  • drinking
  • smoking
  • applying cosmetics or lip balm

are forbidden in areas where chemicals are present.

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