Safety is No Accident
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Lickem stickem
A fume hood tester once told me he passed a hood simply because he didn’t want to be questioned by the owner about why it failed or how to...
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Everything is ok until it isn't
You may have noticed we missed a couple of newsletters in January. The reason is that I was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia and was not able to...
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Having a safer 2025
Knowledge is Power – Are You Ready for What’s Ahead? The more you know, the better prepared you are to make impactful decisions. For years, advancements in laboratory ventilation...
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Thank You for a Great Year
Thank You for your support As the year draws to a close, we know how busy everyone is wrapping up projects and preparing for the holidays. I want to take...
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Silent Containment Crisis
What you can't see can harm you. Chemical labs may be grappling with an unrecognized but significant issue: a silent epidemic of compromised air quality and containment lapses. Although direct studies...
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We’ve always done it the wrong way
We’ve always done it the wrong way: The safety risks of normalized deviance in working with fume hoods. That is how “nothing bad happened” becomes “nothing bad will ever happen.”In other...
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Why the Next Wave of Innovation is Coming from Asia
I’ve just returned from China, where I had the opportunity to experience the groundbreaking Sunway Digital Fume Hood firsthand. This is, without a doubt, the most advanced fume hood...
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What makes a fume hood safe?
44 years ago, when I first entered the industry, I asked a simple question: "What is a fume hood, and how does it work?" I approached our VP of Sales,...
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Why does ASHRAE 110 have 3 versions?
You’ve probably heard about ASHRAE 110, but what is it actually testing? The standard itself states: “This standard defines a reproducible method of testing laboratory hoods. It does not define...
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What is ASHRAE 110 testing?
ASHRAE 110 testing is often as misunderstood as the proper operation of a fume hood itself. Let's tackle a common misconception head-on: there is no such thing as "passing"...
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Why Face Velocity Might Be Leading Us Astray – It’s Time to Rethink Fume Hood Safety
Hello everyone, After a short summer break, we’re excited to be back with our weekly newsletter! While many of you have been enjoying vacations and quality time with family (which...
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The Fallacy of Average Face Velocity
This is a 5 minute 3D face Velocity Profile I hope this message finds you well. I wanted to bring to your attention an important issue regarding the assessment of...
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