Scope/Application
of the Lab Standard and the CHP

   
Applies to "all employers engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals as defined below."
(i) Chemical manipulations are carried out on a "laboratory scale;"
(ii) Multiple chemical procedures or chemicals are used
(iii) The procedures involved are not part of a production process, nor in any way simulate a production process; and
(iv) "Protective laboratory practices and equipment" are available and in common use to minimize the potential for employee exposure to hazardous chemicals.
More definitions at the Lab Standard paragraph (b)
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