Laboratory chemical suppliers, size

Note. As both contract research organizations and laboratory chemical suppliers provide primarily service businesses, their revenues are excluded from the total size of the fine-chemical business, as discussed in Chapter 9. 

Laboratory equipment is absolutely crucial in the preparation of chemicals and cannot be substituted by anything else. Many of the procedures in this book require some kind of laboratory glassware or equivalent, which can be quite costly. Laboratory glassware comes in many styles, shapes, and sizes from many suppliers. Using glassware only requires a few simple rules, which can go as follows ... 

In many situations, it is impractical to produce a complete GHS label and attach it to the container, due, for example, to container size limitations or lack of access to a process container. Some examples of workplace situations where chemicals may be transferred from supplier containers include containers for laboratory testing or analysis, storage vessels, piping or process reaction systems or temporary containers where the chemical will be used by one worker within a short timeframe. Decanted chemicals intended for immediate use could be labelled with the main components and directly refer the user to the supplier label information and SDS. 

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