These safety guidelines contain information essential for minimizing your risks in the laboratory. These guidelines are also for the protection of the teaching staff, building operations, safety office, and security personnel, and all others who may need to enter the teaching laboratories. Please read through each section carefully. If you have any questions regarding lab safety, please contact the Safety Office at 495-7767 or the Teaching Labs Staff at 495-8258.

Further information about laboratory safety can be found at the Harvard University Environmental Health and Safety Office Home Page.

A database of Material Safety Data Sheets, which contain information on health and environmental hazards, and safe handling, storage and disposal practices of thousands of chemicals can be searched using the full or partial name of a chemical or reagent, or its CAS number.

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