Laboratory Safety Guidance

• Brochures/Booklets
■ Principal Emergency Response and Preparedness – Requirements and Guidance. OSHA Publication
3122 (2004) http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3122.pdf
■ How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations. OSHA Publication 3088 (2001).
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3088.pdf
• QuickFact
■ Laboratory Safety – Working with Small Animals. OSHA Publication 3412 (2011).
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/3412-quickfact.pdf
• eTool
■ Evacuation Plans and Procedures
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/evacuation/index.html
• eTool
■ Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/emergencypreparedness/index.html
Exit Routes standards (29 CFR 1910.34 – 29 CFR 1910.37). All employers must comply with OSHA’s
requirements for exit routes in the workplace.
• Complete standards
■ 29 CFR 1910.34
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=12886
■ 29 CFR 1910.35
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9723
■ 29 CFR 1910.36
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9724
■ 29 CFR 1910.37
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9725
• Fact Sheet
■ Emergency Exit Routes. http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/emergency-exit-routesfactsheet.pdf
• QuickCard
■ Emergency Exit Routes. OSHA Publication 3183 (2003).
Medical and First Aid standard (29 CFR 1910.151). OSHA requires employers to provide medical and
first-aid personnel and supplies commensurate with the hazards of the workplace. The details of a workplace
medical and first-aid program are dependent on the circumstances of each workplace and employer.
• Complete standard
■ 29 CFR 1910.151
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9806
• Brochures/Booklets
■ Best Practices Guide: Fundamentals of a Workplace First-Aid Program. OSHA Publication 3317 (2006)
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3317first-aid.pdf
• Safety and Health Topics Page
■ Medical and First Aid
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/medicalfirstaid/index.html
Recordkeeping standard (29 CFR 1904). OSHA requires most employers to keep records of workplace
injuries and illnesses. The employer should first determine if it is exempt from the routine recordkeeping
requirements. An employer is not required to keep OSHA injury and illness records (unless asked to do so
in writing by OSHA or the Bureau of Labor Statistics) if:
• It had 10 or fewer workers during all of the last calendar year (29 CFR 1904.1); or
• It is engaged in certain low-hazard industries (29 CFR Part 1904, Subpart B, Appendix A). The following
types of healthcare facilities are exempt from OSHA’s injury and illness recordkeeping requirements,
regardless of size:
■ Offices and Clinics of Medical Doctors (SIC 801)
■ Offices and Clinics of Dentists (SIC 802)
■ Offices of Osteopathic Physicians (SIC 803)
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