New York State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet
Science labs answer to thousands of rules, and most of them apply in every state. The New York State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet sets out only the science safety compliance requirements specific to New York State, each with its exact section, who it covers and a plain-English note.
The New York requirements covered
- Who New York's rules cover: public employees, private employers and students
- How PESH enforces: the order to comply and when a penalty can start (Labor Law §27-a)
- New York Right to Know (Labor Law Article 28; 12 NYCRR Part 820)
- Locked storage, the yearly inventory and the mercury ban (Education Law §305(19); ECL §27-2107)
- Eye protection for employees, pupils and visitors (Education Law §409-a; 8 NYCRR §141.10)
- Hazardous waste (6 NYCRR Part 372)
- Which fire code applies and who enforces it (19 NYCRR Part 1225, §1201.2(e); NYC Fire Code)
- Live animals and dissection (Education Law §809)
- Laser registration (12 NYCRR Part 50)
- Standards for new and renovated science labs (NYSED Manual of Planning Standards; 8 NYCRR §14.1)
- Flash cards, a yearly checklist and every source, linked
9 printable letter pages in five parts. The sheet summarizes New York law as written on the date it was last reviewed, October 5, 2026. It is not legal advice.
