Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 2
2.0 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................... 2
3.0 Survey of Applicable Existing Standards and Guidelines ...................................................... 2
1. US NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Standard 45 ............................................... 2
2. US OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Regulations ............................. 3
3. ANSI/AIHA Z9.5 Laboratory Ventilation Standard .................................................................. 3
4. ACGIH Industrial Ventilation Manual ...................................................................................... 5
5. ASHRAE 62.1 Standard on Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality ............................. 5
6. International Mechanical Code (IMC 2009) ............................................................................ 7
7. ASHRAE HVAC Applications Handbook, Chapter 14/16: Laboratories ................................. 8
8. European Ventilation Code Information ............................................................................... 12
4.0 Laboratory Spill Test Performance and Conclusions ........................................................... 13
1. Yale Article Published in the Journal of Chemical Health and Safety .................................. 13
2. Demand Based Control Study Article Published in the ASHRAE Journal ............................ 14