Hospitals appear to be on their own when it comes to preventive maintenance of laboratory ventilation systems. Although hospital labs are highly regulated, government agencies and voluntary ...

Laboratory ventilation is the primary method used to prevent exposure to hazardous substances in laboratories and other workspaces. Depending on the specific needs of the workspace, a fume hood, fume ...

General laboratory room ventilation is designed to provide heating and cooling to the laboratory. General room ventilation does not effectively control personnel exposures to hazardous levels of ...

The laboratories on Northwestern’s campus turn out cutting edge research, and they also use a lot of energy. Labs are particularly energy hungry spaces due to the need to run energy intensive ...

The ACS Committee on Chemical Safety (CCS) is publishing a series of short, topical guides to help those who work in laboratories better understand the general aspects of laboratory and chemical ...

The state fined New Haven Public Schools $14,200 following an inspection of Metropolitan Business Academy that found faulty fume hoods, a broken eyewash station, obstructed fire extinguishers, and ...

In total 1,132 mice and rats died because a fuse blew in the cooling system, which saw the building they were kept in warm to unbearable temperatures. By the time technicians discovered the problem, ...

The Newmont Ventilation Lab at the University was recently dedicated to the Newmont Mining Corporation for its generous contributions to further education efforts and advance new mining techniques.