Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Face velocities
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342.2An employer shall ensure that a laboratory fume hood meets the following requirements:
(a) the laboratory fume hood is connected to a local exhaust ventilation system;
(b) the average face velocity across the operational face opening of the laboratory fume hood is 0.4 m/s to 0.6 m/s;
(c) the face velocity is not less than 80% of the average face velocity required under paragraph (b) at any point across the operational face opening of the laboratory fume hood; and
(d) the face velocity is not more than 120% of the average face velocity required under paragraph (b) at any point across the operational face opening of the laboratory fume hood.
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