Safety
Industrial Hygiene
Ventilation

Purification system design for Laser Generated Airborne Contaminants (LGACs)

Includes design for supply systems, exhaust systems, distribution systems, air filtration and more

Intended for emergency personnel and for building operators

The log-Tchebycheff method of determining the number and location of duct-traverse points in a rectangular duct

Research and development of ventilation technology

Controlling chemical hazards during the application of artifical fingernails with ventilated table

An overview ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1 – 2004, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality

Control of Exhaust in the Bus Garage

Table lists common symptoms at various carbon monoxide concentrations

Describes the testing procedures for Laboratory Chemical Fume Hood Inspections

Advice for selecting a fume hood

Control of Exposure to Perchloroethylene

Fact sheet discusses the hazards and control for smoke emissions from laser surgical procedures

NIOSH alert bulletin provides guidelines for minimizing worker exposure to nitrous oxide

Describes a method of leak testing cyclone sampler assemblies

Based on NFPA, ANSI, ASHRAE requirements

Recommendations for controlling diesel exhaust inside buildings

Protecting tuckpointing workers from silica dust

To reduce dust exposure, use an exhaust ventilation system

Technical document

Common ventilation conditions and causes

A standard for the design, construction, maintenance, and use of laboratory ventilation

Safe operating procedures for fume hoods

Fume hood safety design standards from the University of Waterloo in Canada

Includes a selection guide, shutdown guidelines, testing procedures, and more

Laboratory fume hood safety procedures

Design requirements for fume hoods

Guidelines and performance standards for fume hoods used in labs at the Univ of Kentucky

Fact sheet describing engineering controls for reducing employee chemical exposure

Assist industrial hygienist in determining correction factors for density in ventilation measurement

Ventilation rates for offices and schools

Insufficient ventilation is one of the main causes of poor indoor air quality

Construction specs manual with sections related to industrial ventilation - 47 pages

Example of a university's policy

Engineering controls to prevent exposures to airborne hazards

Series of fact sheets on health effects and general recommendations for ventilation in industry

Online calculator designed to calculate the various properties of fans and blowers

How to recognize and protect yourself from oxygen deficient atmospheres

Each of the four model building codes require roofs to be ventilated

Basic safety rules on fume hoods

Work practices for laboratory hoods (pdf)

Safety procedures for servicing fume hoods and exhaust systems in research laboratories

Air sampling results from 3 ventilation evaluations: oil refinery tank, large-bridge, small bridge

Study results indicate tollbooth ventilation systems effective in protecting workers

Articles explain the provisions of some of the ASHRAE standards

Ventilation primer and investigation guidelines

Fact sheet describes ventilation considerations for poultry plants

Control of wood dust

Safety bulletin outlines the basics of controlling wood dust when using woodworking equipment