Pennsylvania State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet
Science labs answer to thousands of rules, and most of them apply in every state. The Pennsylvania State Specific Science Safety Compliance Requirements Sheet sets out only the Pennsylvania science lab safety rules and requirements, each with its exact section, who it covers and a plain-English note.
The Pennsylvania requirements covered
- Who Pennsylvania's rules cover: no state OSHA plan, school districts under the Right-to-Know Act, every building under the construction code (OSHA, State Plans; 35 P.S. § 7302; 34 Pa. Code §§ 301.3, 403.1)
- Eye protection (Act 116 of 1965)
- The right to refuse dissection (Public School Code, § 1523)
- The Worker and Community Right-to-Know Act (35 P.S. §§ 7301 to 7320; 34 Pa. Code Chs. 301 to 323)
- Fire and emergency evacuation drills (Public School Code, § 1517)
- The construction code (34 Pa. Code §§ 403.1, 403.21; Public School Code, § 733)
- Flash cards, a yearly checklist and every source, linked
7 printable letter pages in five parts. The sheet summarizes Pennsylvania law as written on the date it was reviewed, October 12, 2026. It is not legal advice.
