Laboratory Guide: Safety and Choosing Equipment

Articles from our experience on laboratory design and safety, from fume hoods to chemical storage

Fume hoods

What to Look for When Choosing a Fume Hood

Compliance with EN 14175, intended use, the chemicals involved and the extract system: the right fume hood is chosen through a risk analysis at the design stage.

Fume hoods

How to Use a Fume Hood: Its Parts and Rules for Safe Work

The parts of a fume hood from the body to the exhaust plenum, correct positioning, sash height, and which substances must always be handled inside a fume hood.
Fume hoods

Fume Hood Airflow and Performance Testing

The parts of EN 14175, why face velocity matters, the safety features of the sash, and what smoke, tracer gas and face velocity tests show you in practice.
Ventilation

Laboratory Ventilation and Choosing a Canopy Hood

Ventilation needs by laboratory type, the main components of a ventilation system, and what to consider when choosing a canopy hood for work at the bench.
Chemical safety

Handling, Transporting and Storing Chemicals in the Laboratory

Choosing the right personal protective equipment, moving chemicals safely around the laboratory, storing them by compatibility, and habits that prevent accidents.
Chemical safety

Storing Hazardous Substances and Their Hazard Classes

Hazardous chemicals must be stored by class, in separate sections and correctly marked. Storage rules, requirements for the store building, and the hazard classes.
Laboratory safety

Laboratory Safety: Essential Equipment and Fire Classes

What every laboratory needs, from fire extinguishers and first-aid kits to waste containers and the right gloves, plus the fire classes from A to E and what each one means.
Laboratory safety

General Laboratory Rules: 30 Points from Planning to Daily Work

Thirty basic laboratory rules, covering how the laboratory is planned, staff hygiene, day-to-day working practice and handling chemicals safely at the bench.
Laboratory design

How to Choose Laboratory Flooring

In laboratory flooring, the properties that determine service life matter as much as appearance. The values and standards to check for PVC and linoleum floors.