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1.0 PURPOSE: Working with hazardous chemicals at high or low pressures requires planning and special precautions. Procedures should be implemented to protect against explosion or implosion through appropriate equipment selection and the use of safety shields. Care should be taken to select glass apparatus that can safely withstand designated pressure extremes. This SOP provides general safety procedures for the use of rotary evaporators in a laboratory setting. 2.0 SCOPE: This procedure applies to all Louisiana State University Personnel that work in a laboratory and have the potential