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Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:55:56 -0400
Reply-To: Ralph Stuart <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu>
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From: Ralph Stuart <rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu>
Subject: Ductless "fume hood" oversight
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Over the last few years, we have been noticing more and more ductless
"fume hoods" in our labs. In general, we have tried to discourage
their use on campus, but I suspect that the low installation costs
are too attractive for many labs to pass up. I'm beginning to think
that we need to develop some kind of support policy for their use.
I'm thinking in terms of an annual certification of their air flow so
that we can at least remind people regularly that the filters on this
equipment need ongoing careful attention to make sure that they don't
create bigger problems through neglect of the change out schedule.
I wonder if any other campuses have gone through this exercise and
has a policy we could model our work on?
Thanks for any help.
- Ralph
Ralph Stuart, CIH
Environmental Safety Manager
University of Vermont
Environmental Safety Facility
667 Spear St. Burlington, VT 05405
rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**uvm.edu
fax: (802)656-5407
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