scope:

This handbook provides criteria for the design of industrial ventilation systems that control contaminants generated from specific industrial processes. For a specific process, use the general criteria presented in Section 2 and the criteria in the associated section to design the ventilation system. For all other ventilation applications, use the criteria in Section 2.

The specific processes addressed in this handbook are asbestos delagging, torpedo refurbishing, metal cleaning and electroplating, fiberglass reinforced plastic repair and lay up, abrasive blasting, spray painting, foundry operations, and woodworking. This handbook provides a system concept for each specific process rather than just criteria for the various components. The industry standard, the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Manual, Industrial Ventilation, A Manual of Recommended Practice, provides component criteria rather than system criteria.