Chapter 5: Using Your Filtered Enclosure and Appropriate Application
•The HEPA filter will gradually accumulate airborne particulate matter from the room and from work performed in the enclosure. The rate of accumulation will depend upon the cleanliness of the room air, the amount of time the enclosure is operating, and the nature of work being done. With normal usage, the HEPA filters will last two to five years before requiring replacement.
•Each filtered enclosure is provided with a HEPA filter. For powders and particulates follow the HEPA Filter
Odor Control Carbon Filter Applications (sold as an accessory)
•Release of low concentrations of vapors effectively adsorbed or treated in carbon based filters.
•Treatment of
•Procedures that may have traditionally been done on the open bench (low levels only).
•Odoriferous chemicals that are an unpleasant nuisance.
Other applications, not fitting the above guidelines, would be better suited with the exhaust ducted to the outside. The exhaust connection kit (See Chapter 3 and Chapter 7) can be added to the XPert Filtered Balance System for ducting to the outside. Additionally, the XPert Filtered Balance Station is factory prepared to be connected to a remote blower, or house exhaust system for ducting to the outside. Labconco also manufactures fume hoods and Class II Biological Safety Cabinets for exhausting to the outside. Consult Labconco product specialist for additional information.
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REFERENCES TO NIOSH OR OSHA GUIDELINES AND REGULATIONS APPLY TO ANY WORK PLACE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. OTHER COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE U.S. HAVE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS, WHICH MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THOSE USED AS GUIDELINES FOR THIS
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