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Laboratory use of hazardous chemicals

Handling or use of such chemicals in which all of the following conditions are met:1. Chemical manipulations are carried out on a “laboratory scale”;2. multiple chemical procedures or chemicals are used;3. the procedures involved are not part of a production process, nor in any way simulate a production process; and4. “protective laboratory practices and equipment” are available and in common use to minimize the potential for employee exposure to hazardous chemicals.