Basic Documentation
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Applicable Definitions (Alphabetical Listing)
- Laboratory Safety
- Hazard Assessment
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Chemical Hygiene Responsibilities
- Fume Hoods
- When Required & Safe Usage
- Gloveboxes:
- Face Velocity
- Face Velocity Setback
- Size & ADA Compliance
- CAV (Constant Air Volume) Bypass
- CAV (Constant Air Volume) Conventional
- VAV (Variable Air Volume)
- VAV Diversity
- Automatic Sash Closure
- Safe Operation of Sashes
- Accessories, Services and Explosion Protection
- Ductless
- Auxiliary Air
- (Special Purpose) Perchloric Acid
- Room Air Cross Currents
- Minimum Exhaust
- Monitoring
- Selection Criteria and Performance Specifications
- Laboratory Design & Fume Hood Implementation
- Maintenance
- Periodic Testing
- Test Procedures
- Signage and Recordkeeping
- Shutdown Procedures
- Evaluating CAV (Constant Air Volume) Systems
- Evaluating VAV (Variable Air Volume) Systems
- Biological Laboratories
- Biosafety Level 1
- Biosafety Level 2
- Biosafety Level 3
- Biosafety Level 4
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 1
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 2
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 3
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 4, Cabinet Laboratory
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 4, Suit Laboratory
- Containment Levels - Canada
- Containment Levels and Ventilation Requirements: Canada
- Biological Safety Cabinets and Classifications
- Biosafety Cabinet Applications
- Biosafety Cabinets – Installation and Safe Usage Recommendations
- Biosafety Cabinets – Certification and Safe Usage - Canada
- Biological Safety Cabinet Design, Construction and Performance Requirements
- Biosafety Cabinet Testing
- Ventilation Systems
- Local Ventilation -When Required
- Ventilation Rates for Animal Rooms
- Ventilation Rates for Animal Rooms
- Ventilation Rates for Biological Labs
- Ventilation Rates for Chemical Laboratories
- Ventilation rates for Storage areas
- Room Supply Air
- Supply Air Quality and Filtration
- Room and Duct Pressurization
- Human Occupancy, Room Temperature and Humidity
- Animal Rooms Room Temperature and Humidity
- Load Calculations
- Room Sound Level and Vibration
- Emergency Control Provisions
- Energy Conservation
- Monitoring
- Maintenance
- Periodic Inspection and Testing
- Periodic Inspection and Testing - Canada
- Test Records
- Management
- Exhaust Systems
- Configuration
- Leakage
- Components
- Manifolded Systems
- Air Velocity
- Stack Height and Discharge Location
- Operational Reliability
- Recirculated Air and Cross Contamination
- Materials and Fire Protection
- Commissioning
- Commissioning - Canada
- Referenced Publications
Laboratory Ventilation Codes and Standards
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Topic Requirement(s) Commentary
Periodic
Inspection and
Testing -
Canada
(Continued)
Footnotes for Containment Level 4 (CL4) Testing Requirements listed on previous
pages:
1. ARS facilities design standards. 242.1M-ARS. Facilities Division, Facilities
Engineering Branch AFM/ARS, United States Department of Agriculture, 2002.
2. Testing of nuclear air treatment systems. ASME N510. New York, NY:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989 (reaffirmed 1995).
3. Class II (laminar flow) biohazard cabinetry. Standard 49. Ann Arbor, Michigan:
NSF International, 2002.
4. Biological containment cabinets: installation and field testing. CSA Z316.3-95.
Toronto, ON: Canadian Standards Association, 1995.
5. National Cancer Institute Office of Research Safety and the Special Committee
of Safety and Health Experts. Laboratory safety monograph: a supplement to
the NIH guidelines for recombinant DNA research. Bethesda, MD: National
Institutes of Health, 1979.
6. Biotechnology – performance criteria for microbiological safety cabinets. BS EN
12469:2000. European Committee for Standardization (CEN), 2000.
7. Testing cleanrooms. IEST-RP-CC006.2. Rolling Meadows, IL: Institute of
Environmental Sciences and Testing (IEST), 1997.
For complete details, see the respective
publication.