Report of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's workshop on the performance of laboratory chemical hoods.
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute sponsored a workshop on laboratory chemical hoods on June 8, 9, and 10, 1998, that brought together 24 experts in the field of laboratory chemical hoods to critically assess the information known about hood performance. Workshop participants developed 31 consensus statements that reflect their collective views on the body of knowledge or lack thereof, for laboratory chemical hoods. The consensus statements fall into four broad categories: (1) hood selection, use, and operation; (2) hood and laboratory design issues; (3) ventilation system design issues; and (4) hood performance testing. The consensus statements include 26 statements on what is known and unknown about the performance of laboratory chemical hoods, 2 statements of definition, and 3 statements that reflect the participants' agreement not to agree. The brief commentary that follows each consensus statement provides guidance and recommendations.
DiBerardinis
Louis J
LJ
Environment, Health and Safety Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Melvin W
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Party
Esmeralda
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Smith
Thomas C
TC
Warfield
Cheryl A
CA
Carpenter
J Patrick
JP
Cook
J Lindsay
JL
Walters
Douglas B
DB
Flynn
Michael R
MR
Galson
Edgar L
EL
Greenley
Pamela L
PL
Hitchings
Dale T
DT
Knutson
Gerhard W
GW
Price
John M
JM
Baum
Janet S
JS
Burton
Jeff D
JD
Finucane
Matthew D
MD
Ghidoni
Daniel A
DA
Koenigsberg
Jerry
J
Lyons
Mark
M
Memarzadeh
Farhad
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Norton
David C
DC
Schuyler
Glen
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Zboralski
Jon
J
Barkley
W Emmett
WE
D002568:Certification; D004867:Equipment Design; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D008422:Materials Testing; D016272:Occupational Health; D014691:Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*