Lab Hood Velocity Requirement
Lab Hood Velocity Requirement
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Anyone know the requirement and govern authority on lab hoods handling radio isotopes? I'm specifically interested in required face velocity and the governing authority for compliance. This is for a project in the USA.





RE: Lab Hood Velocity Requirement
I finally had a chance to go look and see what I could find on this.
I believe the governing organization is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The regulations are found in 29CFR1910(CFR= Code of Federal Regulations). Specifically, you should look at 1910.1450 and Subpart Z. However, other parts of 29CFR1910 might also be applicable (I just did a quick search).
You can access the CFRs by: http//www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/
Hope this helps
Patricia Lougheed
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