Safety Training Program Highlights

About the OSHA Formaldehyde Standard

Many of the chemicals that laboratory workers come into contact with can be hazardous.

Formaldehyde, which is commonly used in many laboratories, is no exception. Health problems from mishandling Formaldehyde can be serious.

They can range from the short-term discomfort associated with minor burns or skin irritation... to chronic effects from a lifetime of overexposure.

In 1992, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an updated standard for working safely with materials that contain Formaldehyde.

Laboratory employees need to be aware of this standard and the rules and procedures that it establishes for working with Formaldehyde.

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OSHA Formaldehyde Standard