Program: Fume Hoods

Lead: Phil Maynard
Phone: (510) 643-7699
E-mail: pmaynard@berkeley.edu

Team: Health & Safety
Associate Director: Brandon DeFrancisci

Description

Environment, Health & Safety assists campus in complying with Cal/OSHA ventilation requirements for laboratory-type hood operations (Title 8, §5154.1 and now §5154.2). Health & Safety team members monitor and report annually the operational status of nearly 1,300 chemical fume hoods to users, building coordinators, safety coordinators and to Physical Plant-Campus Services (PP-CS) for adjustments and/or repairs.

Resources

Fact Sheet: Fume Hoods (PDF-416K)
This fact sheet covers information on one of the most important safety devices in a laboratory—a properly functioning fume hood.

Video: The Proper Use of a Fume Hood
Quicktime, Flash, Windows media:Large, Small

Fume Hood Flow Meter Information and Instructions