North Carolina State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet
Science labs answer to thousands of rules, and most of them apply in every state. The North Carolina State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet sets out only the North Carolina science lab safety rules and requirements, each with its exact section, who it covers and a plain-English note.
The North Carolina requirements covered
- Who North Carolina's rules cover: the state's own OSHA State Plan, public and private schools, every building under the 2024 codes (G.S. 95-127; 29 CFR 1952.5; G.S. 143-138)
- Eye protection (G.S. 115C-166 to 115C-169)
- The yearly lab certification, the Chemical Hygiene Plan, the mercury ban and the review of new lab plans (G.S. 115C-47, 115C-521; State Board Policy SCOS-017)
- The Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina and the Right to Know Act (G.S. Chapter 95, Articles 16 and 18; 13 NCAC 07F .0101)
- The principal's fire drills and inspections, the county inspections and the lockdown drill (G.S. 115C-288, 115C-525, 115C-105.49)
- The 2024 North Carolina Building Code and Fire Code (G.S. 143-138; S.L. 2024-57)
- Flash cards, a yearly checklist and every source, linked
7 printable letter pages in five parts. The sheet summarizes North Carolina law as written on the date it was reviewed, October 13, 2026. It is not legal advice.
