Member $295/Non-Member $395/Student $295
Ventilation is the single most important control strategy for managing airborne hazards in laboratories. It is also the largest controllable operating expense and one of the least understood building systems. Industrial hygienists are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between safety, system performance and energy efficiency as laboratory ventilation evolves toward risk-based ventilation safety management.
This course provides industrial hygiene and environmental health and safety professionals with practical methods to evaluate ventilation risk, assess fume hood performance, optimize airflow, diagnose system dysfunction and collaborate effectively with design and facility engineering teams. Participants will learn how the laboratory ventilation risk assessment, lab ventilation design levels and occupancy analytics—together with airflow testing and validation—support safety, efficiency and continuous performance improvement.
Attendees will identify opportunities to improve ventilation safety, reduce operating costs, enhance resiliency and comply with the laboratory ventilation management requirements described in the 2022 ANSI/ASSP Z9.5 standard. The session also introduces the I2SL Smart Labs Toolkit and practical approaches to implementing Smart Labs programs in laboratory buildings. Attendees will leave with actionable tools, performance metrics and communication strategies to position themselves as Smart Lab champions within their organizations.
Value Added
Participants will learn about the Smart Labs toolkit, free laboratory resources and best practices for ventilation.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion, the participant will be able to:
- Enhance the efficacy of laboratory ventilation systems.
- Perform a laboratory ventilation risk assessment.
- Identify and characterize airborne hazards.
- Assess risk and determine ventilation safety measures and appropriate airflow specifications.
- Manage a lab ventilation management plan to enable conformance with the ANSI/ASSP Z5 standard.
Course Outline
- Introduction and overview of laboratory ventilation
- Laboratory activities and the role of the industrial hygienist
- Laboratory ventilation risk assessments
- The industrial hygienist's role in design review
- Laboratory ventilation management
- Panel discussion
- Business Case/IH Value Statement
- Through understanding the risks, we have a scientific way to justify the ventilation rates in lab spaces.
Business Case/IH Value Statement
Through understanding the risks, we have a scientific way to justify the ventilation rates in lab spaces.
Content Level
Intermediate
Targeted Audience
Professional
Core Competencies
Engineering Controls and Ventilation
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Presentation Date: 5/29/2026
Presenters
David Brummitt, CIH, CSP
Thomas Smith
Mahdi Fahim
Marian Poore, MS, CIH, ARM
Time to complete
Participants will have 90 days from the date of purchase to view the session recordings and submit the online evaluation for credit.
Questions?
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