scope:

This Standard specifies safety requirements for the design, manufacture, use and maintenance of fume cupboards. The Standard also sets out methods of test for determining the performance of fume cupboards. It includes the method for conducting a smoke test and the method for determining face velocity.

This Standard covers fume cupboards that are intended primarily for use in general chemical operations but may be used for the special applications set out in Appendix D, provided that the additional requirements specified therein are complied with.

Recirculating fume cabinets (which recirculate air and do not extract to the outside atmosphere) are not covered by this Standard (see AS/NZS 2243.9).