Chemical fume hoods are used to capture and exhaust potentially dangerous chemical fumes and vapors from chemicals used or stored in the fume hood.
Inspection Requirements
Cal/OSHA requires fume hood to be tested and and certified for use annually. The air flow alarm units must also be tested annually and re-calibrated if necessary.
EH&S is responsible for arranging the annual inspection and certification of fume hoods and air flow alarms by outside contractors.
CY 2023 Update
In 2023, 146 out of 147 (99%) of chemical fume hoods were inspected and certified.
Note: 1 fume hood was out of service for repairs and could not be inspected or calibrated.