A fume hood is one of the leading safety devices used to protect individuals from exposure to chemicals. This ventilated enclosure is connected to an exhaust fan, which draws air from the room, ...

General laboratory room ventilation is designed to provide heating and cooling to the laboratory. General room ventilation does not effectively control personnel exposures to hazardous levels of ...

A well-designed chemical fume hood, when properly installed and maintained, offers a substantial degree of protection to the user, provided that it is used correctly and its limitations are understood ...

This 4-foot bypass fume hood removes potentially hazardous fumes from the work area, even when the sash is closed. It includes a PVC-framed vertical sash, a polyresin liner, a fluorescent light with ...

Laminar flow hoods are used to protect personnel, samples, and the environment from exposure to biological hazards and cross-contamination. Laminar flow hoods are divided into two categories: ...

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has traditionally relied on a fixed air changes per hour (ACH) approach to ensure safety in laboratory and research settings. Unfortunately, this method ...

Each student will receive two copies of the "Laboratory Safety" and "Eye Safety and Medical Information" sheet (attached,. They must read the colored copy, sign it (indicating their planned compliance ...

Somone in your lab will need to be present to let the TSS tech in at the scheduled time. Otherwise you may miss them and will still be charged. TSS performs the following services, all of which you ...

It is the responsibility of the RIT EH&S Department to help ensure faculty, staff, students, and visitors have a safe and healthy working and learning environment in all RIT owned and operated ...

Laboratory safety depends on everyone's participation and cooperation and their commitment to safety awareness and safe work practices. The "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and ...