Basic Documentation
Table Of Contents
- About this Application Guide
- Chapter 1–Introduction
- Chapter 2–Goals of the Laboratory Environment
- Chapter 3–Unique Ventilation Needs of a Laboratory Facility
- Chapter 4–Ventilation Systems Classification
- Chapter 5–Laboratory Facility Exhaust Systems
- Chapter 6–Laboratory Containment Units - Ventilation
- Chapter 7–Room Ventilation, Makeup Air, and Pressurization Control Systems
- Chapter 8–Laboratory Temperature and Humidity Control Systems
- Chapter 9–Laboratory Emergencies - Ventilation System Response
- Chapter 10–Laboratory Ventilation System - Validation
- Chapter 11–Laboratory Ventilation System - Commissioning
- Glossary
- Index
Suggested Reference Materials
− ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals, Chapter 32 - Duct Design, American Society
of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
− Industrial Ventilation, American Conference of Governmental Industrial
Hygienists
• Laboratory Ventilation Standards
− Fire Protection For Laboratories Using Chemicals, NFPA 45, 1996, National Fire
Protection Association
− Smoke Control Systems, NFPA 92A, National Fire Protection Association
− Laboratory Ventilation Standard, ANSI No. Z9.5, American Industrial Hygiene
Association
− Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods, ANSI/ASHRAE 110,
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc.
− Laboratory Fume Hoods - Recommended Practices, SEFA, Scientific Equipment
& Furniture Association
− Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, U.S. Dept. of Health &
Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Publication:
No. 86-23, U.S. Government Printing Office
− Class II (Laminar Flow) Biohazard Cabinetry, NSF 49, NSF International
• Laboratory Ventilation Regulatory Publications
− Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories; Final Rule, 29
CFR Part 1910, Dept. of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration,
U.S. Government Printing Office
− Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines, Office of Biosafety Laboratory Centre for
Disease Control, Health and Welfare Canada
− Uniform Building Code, International Conference of Building Officials
Siemens Building Technologies, Inc. III