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Title:

Ventilation, Assessment of

Publication date:

8/18/2020

Effective date:

8/18/2020

BRIEF

Policy Summary

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Ventilation Program protects workers and the environment by:

  • Reducing airborne concentrations of contaminants.
  • Ensuring hoods, HEPA filters, and exhaust ventilation systems meet requirements.
  • Establishing minimum performance requirements for hoods, HEPA filters, and exhaust ventilation systems.
  • Performing periodic surveillance of hoods, HEPA filters, and exhaust ventilation systems.

Who Should Read This Policy

Berkeley Lab employees, visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors who work with hazardous substances

To Read the Full Policy, Go To:

The POLICY tab on this wiki page

To Read the EHS Program Details, Go To:

ES&H Manual Chapter 4

Contact Information

EHS Subject Matter Expert for Ventilation

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Title:

Ventilation, Assessment of

Publication date:

8/18/2020

Effective date:

8/18/2020

POLICY

A. Purpose

The Ventilation Program at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) protects workers and the environment by:

  • Reducing airborne concentrations of contaminants.
  • Ensuring hoods, HEPA filters, and exhaust ventilation systems meet requirements.
  • Establishing minimum performance requirements for hoods, HEPA filters, and exhaust ventilation systems.
  • Performing periodic surveillance of hoods, HEPA filters, and exhaust ventilation systems.

The Ventilation Program includes laboratory fume hoods, inert and negative-pressure glove boxes, biological safety cabinets, HEPA-filtered vacuum cleaners, in-place HEPA filters used for contaminant control, and other local exhaust ventilation systems, such as extractor arms, exhausted enclosures, ventilated tanks, back-draft benches, and canopy hoods.

B. Persons Affected

Berkeley Lab employees, visitors, affiliates, and subcontractors who work with hazardous substances

C. Exceptions

None

D. Policy Statement

The Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Division must be notified of the purchase of hoods, glove boxes, filtering equipment, emissions-collection equipment, and other relevant ventilation items. EHS may review the use of such ventilation systems with the requestor. EHS must be consulted to determine applicable design, construction, and performance standards for new ventilation systems used for contamination control. Responsibility to ensure the systems meet applicable requirements resides with the Project Manager for Facilities Division projects and with the activity line manager for all other projects.

  1. New and relocated ventilation systems may not be used for contamination control until installation and performance has been evaluated and "tagged" by EHS and verified to meet application standards.
  2. Line management must ensure that ventilation systems that do not meet performance standards (i.e., are deficient) are repaired, and are used within safety limits (if allowed) until repaired.
  3. Performance of ventilation systems, including HEPA-filtered units, must be periodically evaluated.

E. Roles and Responsibilities

See ES&H Manual Chapter 4 for roles and responsibilities related to the execution of this policy's implementation.

Role

Responsibility

Facilities Division

  • Ensures that newly installed or refurbished ventilation systems are designed, installed, commissioned, and function-tested in accordance with applicable codes and guidance provided by the EHS Division.
  • Maintains a proactive preventive-maintenance program to ensure that ventilation systems are in proper operating condition in accordance with applicable codes and guidance that it has provided.

Industrial Hygiene Subject Matter Expert (SME)

  • Ensures that performance standards are identified for ventilation systems and that periodic surveillance is performed.
  • Ensures the development, approval, revision, and administration of this policy and its implementing documents.

Line Managers

Ensure that persons within their areas of responsibility comply with this policy and its implementing documents.

Supervisors and Work Leads

Ensure that persons within their areas of responsibility comply with this policy and its implementing documents and have completed any required training prior to beginning work.

Ventilation System Users

Follow all guidance provided in training and this policy and its implementing documents.

F. Definitions/Acronyms

See ES&H Manual Chapter 4 for technical terms related to the details of this policy and its implementation.

G. Recordkeeping Requirements

  • The results of all calibration, certification, and other checks are recorded in the Berkeley Lab Ventilation Database and maintained by the EHS Division.
  • Ventilation systems are marked with stickers that indicate when the last surveillance check was performed.

H. Implementing Documents

Document Number

Other Reference

Title

Type

07.07.030.001

ES&H Manual, Chapter 4

Ventilation, Hoods, and HEPA Filters

Program

07.07.005.001

PUB-5341

Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan, "Hazard Controls" section

Program

07.07.004.001

PUB-3435E

Biosafety Manual, Section 5.6.4, "Ventilation and Hoods"

Program

11.01.019.003

Procurement and Property Management Web site

Restricted Items List

Form



In-Place HEPA Filter Leak Testing Procedure

Procedure

I. Contact Information

EHS Subject Matter Expert for Ventilation

J. Revision History

Date

Revision

By Whom

Revision Description

Section(s) Affected

Change Type

1/2/2012

1

L. Davis

Rewrite for wiki

All

Minor

8/7/2014

1

L. Young

Adjust Next Review from Pub date

Doc Info

Editorial

8/18/2020

1.1

K. Arredondo

Reference update to Cal/OSHA to reflect 10 CFR 851 variance

Source requirements documents

Minor

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DOCUMENT INFORMATION

Title:

Ventilation, Assessment of

Document number

07.07.030.000

Revision number

1.1

Publication date:

8/18/2020

Effective date:

8/18/2020

Next review date:

8/18/2025

Policy Area:

Industrial Hygiene and Safety

RPM Section (home)

ESH

RPM Section (cross-reference)

none

Functional Division

EHS

Prior reference information (optional)

ES&H Manual, Chapter 41

Source Requirements Documents

  • 10 CFR 851, Worker Safety and Health Program
  • CCR 8, Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
    • Group 16. Control of Hazardous Substances
      • Article 107. Dusts, Fumes, Mists, Vapors and Gases
        • 5143 General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems.
        • 5150. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Welding, Brazing and Cutting.
        • 5151. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Abrasive Blasting Operations.
        • 5152. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Grinding, Polishing, and Buffing Operations.
        • 5153. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Spray Coating Operations.
        • 5154. Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Open-Surface Tank Operations.
        • 5154.1. Ventilation Requirements for Laboratory-Type Hood Operations.
        • 5154.2. Ventilation Requirements for Biological Safety Cabinets.
  • CCR 8, Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
    • Group 20. Flammable Liquids, Gases and Vapors
      • Article 135. General (Sections 5416–5420)
        • 5416. Flammable Vapors.
        • 5417. Flammable Liquids--General.
        • 5418. Carboys and Drums Containing Flammable Liquids.
        • 5420. Tanks, Vats and Containers Containing Flammable Liquids.
      • Article 137. Spray Coating Operations
        • 5446. Spray Booths.
  • CCR 8, Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
    • Group 16. Control of Hazardous Substances
      • Article 109. Hazardous Substances and Processes
        • 5191. Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories.
  • Related References ACGIH Ventilation Manual, relevant sections

Related Berkeley Lab Policies

Implementing Documents

Document Number

Other Reference

Title

Type

07.07.030.001

ES&H Manual, Chapter 41

Ventilation, Hoods, and HEPA Filters

Program

07.07.005.001

PUB-5341

Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan, "Hazard Controls" section

Program

07.07.004.001

PUB-3435E

Biosafety Manual, Section 5.6.4, "Ventilation and Hoods"

Program

11.01.019.003

Procurement and Property Management Web site

Restricted Items List

Form



In-Place HEPA Filter Leak Testing Procedure

Procedure

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Title:

Ventilation, Assessment of

Document number

07.07.030.000

Revision number

1.1

Publication date:

8/18/2020

Effective date:

8/18/2020

Next review date:

8/18/2025

Policy Area:

Industrial Hygiene and Safety

RPM Section (home)

ESH

RPM Section (cross-reference)

none

Functional Division

EHS

Author name/contact info

Laurel Davis, (510) 495-2324, [email protected]



Revision 0 publication date

12/9/2010

Retirement date

n/a

Prior reference information (optional)

PUB-3000, Chapter 4, Section 4.6



Inputs from more than one Functional Area?

No

List additional Functional Areas & contacts




Inputs from more than one Policy Area?

No

List additional Policy Areas & contacts




30-day notification needed?

No

30-day start date


30-day end date




LDAP protected?




Need TABL reminders?

No

Frequency


Brief reminder text:




Approval Sheet for this revision received (date) [Note: author is responsible}


Key labels/tags:

  • Industrial Hygiene and Safety, ESH

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