IKECA Standards for Kitchen Exhaust Cleaning
Thousands of restaurant fires happen each year. These grease-borne conflagrations result in millions of dollars of property damage and lead to injuries and even fatalities. […]
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standards and Safety Tips For Handling Asbestos
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is vital to those who specialize in the maintenance or removal of toxins like asbestos. When asbestos resides in dilapidated or […]
ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE 170-2021: Ventilation of Health Care Facilities
In health care facilities, ventilation goes beyond environmental comfort. Air handling and distribution systems, ultimately, control the transmission of airborne infection. This places a prime importance […]
Laboratory Ventilation Package: ANSI/AIHA/ASSE Z9.5 and ANSI/ASHRAE 110
Carried out by, among other processes, the expansion and contraction of the lungs, the innate act of breathing can give dangerous fumes and other gaseous hazards […]
ANSI/ASHRAE 62.2-2019: Ventilation in Residential Buildings
Regardless of the building, assuring an acceptable indoor air quality (IAQ) is a shared interest. In the home, ventilation and air quality contain unique considerations, […]
ANSI/ASHRAE 62.1-2019: Ventilation for Indoor Air Quality
On average, we breathe air in and out 12 times a minute. Our bodies inhale the gaseous matter to send oxygen though the alveolar walls […]
ANSI/ASSP Z9.2-2018: Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Systems
In numerous industrial processes, the release of airborne contaminants is inevitable. Considering the obvious fact that employees need to keep breathing, employers have a responsibility […]
ASSE to Change Name to American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)
In August 2017, ANSI-accredited standards developing organization ASSE voted to change its name to the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). This change will go […]
ANSI/ASSE Z9.3-2017: Spray Finishing Operations: Safety Code for Design, Construction and Ventilation
Spray finishing incorporates relatively simple but effective means of depositing dispersed organic or inorganic materials on surfaces to be coated, treated, or cleaned. Unfortunately, during […]
ASHRAE Standards
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is an international organization representing over 50,000 members. As a standards-developing organization, ASHRAE is […]