ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 110-1995—Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods). The purpose of this standard is to specify a quantitative and qualitative test method for evaluating the containment of a laboratory fume hood.
The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Industrial Ventilation. A Manual of Recommended Practice. This IH standard reference of ventilation system design and evaluation is made up of two volumes. The first is related to the design of ventilation systems including templates for specific operations. The second provides guidance on the operation and maintenance of ventilation systems and includes information on system performance evaluation.
British Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
COSHH Essentials Control Guidance Sheets. The Generic COSHH Essentials model assigns intervention approaches (i.e., control bands) to workplace tasks after the completion of a semi-quantitative risk assessment. A combination of a substance’s toxicity and its inhalation exposure potential determine the desired level of control. After completing this assessment online, users are directed to the appropriate fact sheet. To download the Control Guidance Sheets related to Generic COSHH Essentials go to http://oehc.uchc.edu/news/ Control_Guidance_Factsheets.pdf and insert the sheet number in the space indicated. An index to these sheets is shown at that Web site.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
ISO 14644-7:2004—Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments—Part 7: Separative devices (clean air hoods, glove boxes, isolators and mini-environments). ISO 14644-7:2004 specifies the minimum requirements for the design, construction, installation, test, and approval of separative devices, in those respects where they differ from cleanrooms as described in ISO 14644-4 and 14644-5.
The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
ISPE is the world’s largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry.
ISPE Good Practice Guide: Assessing the Particulate Containment Performance of Pharmaceutical Equipment. This guide provides a standard methodology for use in testing the containment efficiency of solids handling systems used in the pharmaceutical industry under closely defined conditions. It covers the main factors that affect the test results for specific contained solids-handling systems, including material handling, room environment, air quality, ventilation, and operator technique.
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Current Strategies for Engineering Controls in Nanomaterial Production and Downstream Handling Processes
