New York State Specific Science Safety Compliance
Science labs answer to thousands of rules, and most of them apply in every state. This free module covers only the science safety compliance requirements specific to New York State: the ones New Yorkers need to pay attention to, each tied to the exact New York law or regulation that sets it. It is the home of the New York State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet and teaches the sheet rule by rule.
For: teachers, science supervisors, administrators and facilities staff in New York's public and private educational institutions and public labs.
The New York requirements covered
- PESH enforcement
- New York Right to Know
- Locked chemical storage and the yearly inventory
- The mercury ban
- Eye protection
- Hazardous waste
- Which fire code applies and who enforces it
- Live animals and dissection
- Laser registration
- Standards for new and renovated science labs
Included
- Nine short lessons that follow the sheet
- The sheet as a PDF
- New York scenarios
- A task that checks an organization against the sheet
- A 10-question quiz
- The Science Safety Certificate
The module explains New York law so the right questions get asked. It is not legal advice.
