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
Chapter 10–Laboratory Ventilation
System - Validation
Chapter 10 discusses validation of laboratory ventilation systems. It includes the following
topics:
• Integrated laboratory facility monitoring and control
• Ventilation systems for emergencies
• Safety analysis reports
• Energy usage reports
• Graphical displays
Integrated Laboratory Facility Monitoring and Control
It is highly desirable to have assurance of the continued proper functionality of the ventilation
system, its control system and associated systems. The process of continually ensuring or
validating the integrity of a laboratory ventilation system can be achieved by including a
provision to enable constant central monitoring of the operation of the systems along with
annunciation of any faulty operation or unsafe conditions.
Apart from providing a safe working environment, it is also highly desirable to provide a
means whereby proper operation can be continually verified and compliance with regulatory
agencies requirements can be substantiated. Typically, the burden of proving agency
compliance lies with the facility. Also, maintaining complete and accurate records is a wise
practice in view of possible litigation pursuant to an accident or suspected work related health
problem. Therefore, those responsible for the safety of a laboratory facility should consider
continual monitoring for the facility ventilation systems along with automatic recording of
important operational data on a regular basis. In short, the full scope of providing adequate
worker and occupant protection requires both an adequate ventilation and control system
design as well as the means to ensure and substantiate the proper and continual operation of
the system.
Figure 19 illustrates the general arrangement of an integrated laboratory facility monitoring
and control system that communicates with all individual local control units throughout the
facility. Monitoring the entire facility ventilation system from one or multiple locations is
possible along with automatic systematic generation of printed reports for record keeping
purposes.
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