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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Toledo, OH fire
Date: Friday, March 3, 2017 at 4:08:21 PM
Author: Ernest Lippert <ernielippert**At_Symbol_Here**TOAST.NET> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Venting UNDER HOOD Flammable Cabinets
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 22:14:56 +0000
Author: "Wilhelm, Monique"

From: "Chance, Brandon" <bchance**At_Symbol_Here**MAIL.SMU.EDU>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Venting UNDER HOOD Flammable Cabinets
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2017 21:47:38 +0000
Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Message-ID: 0340E40D-4DEC-4BFE-9789-FE9738ECD86E**At_Symbol_Here**smu.edu


DCHASers,

I am curious as to what your design standards are for new lab installs with UNDER HOOD flammable storage cabinets. Manufacturers sell vent kits for these to vent behind the baffles into the hood and, back in my researcher days, most labs I worked in had under hood cabinets ventilated. NFPA advises against venting any flammable cabinets and I am getting mixed messages from various vendors and lab design teams.  I have read a number of other university design standards and they are also inconsistent.

What do your universities do?  I usually recommend against venting standalone flammable storage but I am a bit torn on the under hood storage cabinets. 


Regards,

Brandon S. Chance, M.S., CCHO
Associate Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Office of Risk Management
Southern Methodist University 
PO Box 750231 | Dallas, TX  75275-0231
T) 214.768.2430 | M) 469-978-8664

" our job in safety is to make the task happen, SAFELY; not to interfere with the work" Neal Langerman


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