To mark the 2014 facility managers and technology conference in Las Vegas, we note 5 forces that complicate the role of facility manager: extremism, new regulations, outdated regulations, improved solutions, and the hazards presented by the new technology of 3D printing.

1. Not Exactly Acts of God, But Some
Forces Complicate the Lives of
Facility Managers Big Time
#NFMTVEGAS14

2. THE FORCES
1 – Extremism
2 – New regulations
3 – Outdated regulations
4 – Improved solutions
5 – Hazards of new technologies

3. 1EXTREMISM AND INCOMING MAIL SECURITY
 Bad actors live everywhere there’s a postal
service to disrupt with biological, explosive
threats
FREE
 USPS: 23 million mail pieces
each day
 Somebody at your facility has
to open the mail
 Cost-effective ductless hood
an engineering control that
protects workers
More at our blogsite ISC states that “engineering
 Best practices for Safe
Mail Handling
Interagency Security
Committee
controls provide the best means
of preventing worker exposure
to potential hazardous
aerosolized particles.”

4. NEW REGULATIONS
Example: USP
800mayrequire
pharmacies to
add ductwork,
purchase new
lab hoods
More…
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5. OUTDATED REGULATIONS
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 Meeting out-of-date OSHA exposure standards
doesn’t relieve you of responsibility
 Newer standards of other agencies may apply
ACGIH OSHA NIOSH
Toluene 20 ppm
TWA
200 ppm
TWA
100 ppm
TWA
Symptoms: weakness, confusion,
euphoria, dizziness, headache; dilated
pupils, anxiety, muscle fatigue, insomnia;
paresthesia; dermatitis; liver, kidney
damage
 General Duty Clause is the overarching
requirement for all employers
 More…

6. OUTDATED CONCEPTS:
DILUTION VS SOURCE CAPTURE
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American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists says,
“Air changes per hour” or “air changes per minute” is a poor basis for
ventilation criteria where environmental control of hazards, heat, and/or
odors is required. The required ventilation depends on the problem, not
on the size of the room in which it occurs.
Dilution Ventilation Source Capture [local exhaust]
Advantages Disadvantages Advantages Disadvantages
Usually lower equipment,
installation costs.
Does not completely
remove contaminants.
Captures contaminant at
source, removes it from
workplace.
Higher costs for design,
installation, equipment.
Requires less
maintenance.
Cannot be used for highly
toxic chemicals
Only choice for highly
toxic airborne chemicals.
Requires regular
cleaning, inspection,
maintenance.
Effective for small
amounts of low toxicity
chemicals
Ineffective for dusts,
metal fumes, large amts
of gases, vapors.
Can handle all sorts of
contaminants, including
dusts, metal fumes.
More….

7. 5NEW TECHNOLOGIES, NEW HAZARDS
 3D printing produces nano-scale ultra fine
particles (UFP), just like diesel engines
Ultrafine particle emissions from desktop 3D printers, by
Brent Stephens, Parham Azimi, Zeineb El Orcha,
Tiffanie Ramos Department of Civil, Architectural and
Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of
Technology, Chicago, IL, USA, National Institute of
Applied Sciences (INSA de Lyon), Lyon, Fran
http://bit.ly/11RTixO
 Inhaled nano particles can migrate from
lungs to other tissues, including brain

8. Concerned about air quality in your facility? Our
Application Specialists can help you solve your fume
problems. Call us at 800.799.4609,
email sales@sentryair.com, or visit our website
www.sentryair.com
Sentry Air wishes you a great time and a productive
conference in Las Vegas.