Understanding Face Velocity and Fume Hood Performance
Look at the speedometer above. It shows a speed of 55 miles per hour. But is 55 mph a safe speed? Speed alone does not determine safety; the conditions do....
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Safety is No Accident
Understanding Face Velocity and Fume Hood Performance
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Discover the Power of Tri-Color: The New Standard in Containment Testing
Did you know laser visualization of airflow isn’t new? The revolutionary concept was pioneered by Dr. Rong Fung Huang (黃榮芳), PhD, from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology...
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Lick'em and Stick'em Testing
It's common to hear laboratories affirming their commitment to testing fume hoods, typically by measuring average face velocity and maybe conducting simple smoke tests. While these practices are widespread, they...
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Understand your fume hood better today!
In our ongoing interactions regarding laboratory safety and equipment, we've observed a common point of confusion: the misidentification of fume hoods. It’s important to recognize that not all equipment that...
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Is your fume hood safe?
The short answer is…Unless you’re regularly performing dynamic containment testing, you don’t know.Annual dynamic containment testing and performance certification of fume hoods by qualified personnel is a practice that ensures...
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
The Chemical Safety Board published a report that looks at serious lab accidents between 2001 and 2018. (report can be downloaded here)They report 262 serious accidents with 490 serious injuries and...
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How well do you understand fume hoods?
Fume hoods are one of the most misunderstood and misused pieces of safety equipment in the lab. Even people who’ve been using hoods for decades may not be able to...
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Sign up for our free Fume Hoods Course!
Do you have anything to do with Laboratory Fume Hoods? If so, we can help you ensure that your fume hoods are performing safely. Fume Hood Certified focuses only on...
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Dynamic Containment Testing: The New Standard for Fume Hood Testing
For years, our industry has relied on traditional metrics such as average face velocity to gauge the safety of laboratory fume hoods. However, recent findings suggest that this method is...
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Our Approach to Fume Hood Safety – Shift Your Perspective Now
We may be focusing our efforts on the wrong indicator. It's time to challenge the status quo regarding how we evaluate fume hood safety. The traditional reliance on Average Face...
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The need for holistic subject matter experts!
Lately, I've been reflecting on the role of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the niche field of fume hoods. It's clear that this is a small, specialized group worldwide. This...
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Safety Innovation Award Winner
At the recent Lab Manager convention our President of FHC, Chip Albright, was awarded the Lab Manager’s 2024 Innovative Safety Product award for Tri-Color. We are honored and excited to...
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