COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Laboratory Fume Hood Safety and Maintenance. It covers the importance, types and components of laboratory fume hoods; the basic principles of fume hood operation, laboratory layout and fume hood placement and regulatory and compliance standards; the pre-operational checks, safe handling of hazardous materials and fume hood work practices; the common fume hood errors and risks and proper personal protective equipment (PPE); and the emergency procedures, routine cleaning and maintenance, filter inspection and replacement.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the airflow testing and monitoring and preventive maintenance schedule; addressing the common maintenance issues and contractor and vendor management; the acid digestion hoods, perchloric acid hoods, radioisotope hoods and high-performance and energy-efficient fume hoods; the energy efficiency in fume hoods, fume hood performance failures and safety audits and inspections; the risk management, hazard analysis and fume hood operation; responding to chemical spills in the fume hood; and the evacuation protocols and emergency response effectiveness.