Recognition of laboratory safety and health problems has crystallized since the passage of the occupational safety and health Act of 1970. This Act requires that certain precautions be observed to protect the safety and health of employees on the job. The employee designation includes all teachers employed by private and public school systems in states that have occupational safety and health plans accepted by the occupational safety and health administration of the U.S. Department of labor. OSHA rules and regulations are provided to protect the employees and the facilities