#  Lab Chemical Safety Guidelines 

 



## Summary

Review lab chemical safety guidelines before working with chemicals in labs.

## Who is this for?

Labs and research.

## Lab chemical safety guidelines

EHS lab chemical safety guidelines include:

- Chemical hazards and information from safety data sheets.
- Harvard-specific procedures for use, storage, disposal, and emergency response.

If you work with chemicals in lab settings:

- Review applicable lab chemical safety guidelines before starting work.
- Include these guidelines in lab protocols and staff orientations.
- Use these guidelines to supplement other lab standard operating procedures (SOP) and experiment protocols.
- Review additional [EHS lab chemical SOP templates](/lab-standard-operating-procedure-templates "Lab Standard Operating Procedure Templates").

Contact [lab\_safety@harvard.edu](mailto:lab_safety@harvard.edu) or your [Lab Safety Advisor (LSA)](/resource/ehs-safety-officers "EHS Safety Officers") for more information about lab chemical safety guidelines.

If you do not have a HarvardKey, you can contact [lab\_safety@harvard.edu](mailto:lab_safety@harvard.edu) to request copies of lab chemical safety guidelines.



 

 



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  [### Lab Safety Guideline: Acrylamide

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-acrylamide)Work with acrylamide in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Aflatoxin B1

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-aflatoxin-b1)Work with aflatoxin B1 in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Aqua Regia

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-aqua-regia)Work with aqua regia in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Base Baths

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-base-baths)Work with a base bath in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Benzene

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-benzene)Work with benzene in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Bromodeoxyuridine

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-bromodeoxyuridine)Work with bromodeoxyuridine in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Chloroform

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-chloroform)Work with chloroform in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen and Argon

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-cryogenic-liquid-nitrogen-and-argon)Work with cryogenic liquid nitrogen or liquid argon in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Cyanide

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-cyanide)Work with cyanide in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Diethyl Ether

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-diethyl-ether)Work with diethyl ether in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Dimethylmercury

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-dimethylmercury)Work with dimethylmercury in a lab



 

 

   [### Lab Safety Guideline: Dry Ice

 ](/resource/lab-safety-guideline-dry-ice)Work with dry ice in a lab



 

 

  

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