Ingestion Exposure Control Standards
Avoid ingestion of hazardous substances by mouth by ensuring that you:
- Apply good hygiene practices by washing hands before leaving the lab and whenever you suspect your hands have become contaminated with any hazardous substance
- Do not pipette by mouth
- Do not eat or drink in the lab
- Do not lick labels, chew pencils, chew your nails, etc.
- Do not store food or drink for human consumption in the laboratory or in refrigerators used for laboratory purposes