NFPA 45 criteria has changed, is your lab in compliance?

Are you responsible for identifying hazards present in your laboratory? Do you know if your lab is currently compliant with NFPA 45 regulations?The NFPA 45 Standard for 2015 has just been published with many changes. Among those changes, the new standard states, “If a hazard assessment determines that an automatic extinguishing system is required for the chemical fume hood, then the applicable automatic fire protection system standard shall be followed.” While laboratory fume hoods help control the risk of fume inhalation, they provide little to no protection against the risk of fire –