Assessment and management of chemical and biohazard risks requires an understanding of the risks in the laboratory, environment and in the community. This handbook provides a guide on best management practices to help prevent costly oversights and dangers in practice, industrial and scientific settings. It offers tools to actively avoid ill effects by addressing complacency, good laboratory ethic, and proactive strategies to minimize risk. It examines the safety culture of chemicals in a laboratory setting, simultaneously serving as a proactive management exercise and helping to prevent costly oversights and dangers in practice.