Ventilation Systems Checklist

1. Location of emissions

2. Rates of emission

3. Chemical characteristics

4. Physical characteristics

5. Employee exposure levels

6. Environment

7. Hood type (enclosure, receive, capture)

8. Capture velocity

9. Face velocity

10. Performance during normal operation

11. Performance during abnormal operation

12. Compatibility with work requirements

13. Physical integrity

14. Competing air currents

15. Hood static pressure

16. Hood entry loss

17. Physical integrity of ductwork

18. Plugging and blockage in ductwork?

19. Transport velocities

20. Duct material

21. Changes since last inspection

22. Blast gate and damper settings

23. Physical integrity of Aircleaner Static pressure drop

24. Waste stream handling

25. Maintenance and operation

26. PM program followed

27. Direction of rotation of fan

28. RPM

29. Pulleys, belts

30. Access doors

31. Fan wheel

32. Fan housing

33. Flexible coupling

34. Inlet/outlet

35. Stack weather head

36. Bearings

37. Vibration and noise

38. Fan SP/fan TP

39. Fan Motor RPM

40. Rated HP

41. Amperage

42. Actual BHP

43. Drive train

44. Temperature

45. Weather protection

46. Vibration

47. Replacement air same CFM as exhaust

48. Force on doors

49. Drafts at exterior walls

50. Inlets

51. Heat/cooling source

52. Distribution

53. Interference with capture velocity

54. Back-up system

55. Monitoring or warning system

56. Measurement and Calculations hood static pressure

57. Capture velocity

58. Face velocities

59. Duct diameters, lengths

60. Duct transport velocities

61. Temperature, pressure

62. Flow rates

63. Fan SP/fan TP

64. Fan RPM

65. Motor RPM

66. Motor amps

67. System static pressure

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