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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Use of fume cupboards<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The extraction system for the fume cupboards in Research Building VU is always on for safety reasons. When the window is at working height (50cm), flow extraction is high (approx. 750m<sup>3</sup>)
and when it is closed, flow extraction is low (approx. 200m³). </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The egress of substances and fumes is much lower when the window is closed, so the working environment
<b>is much safer when the window is closed</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The fume cupboard extraction system consumes energy and therefore a lot of money. In the interests of sustainable use, it is important that the fume cupboard window is always closed (i.e. in
low flow position) when the cupboard is not in use. With this in mind, do not place objects in front of the sensor; this stops the window closing sufficiently.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img width="604" height="295" style="width:6.2916in;height:3.075in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image007.png@01DBA315.015797C0" alt="Afbeelding met deur, schermopname, ontwerp
Door AI gegenereerde inhoud is mogelijk onjuist."></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Do you have any questions in response to the above information? If so, please contact us at
</span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:VOproject.fco@vu.nl" title="mailto:VOproject.fco@vu.nl"><span lang="EN-GB">voproject.FCO@vu.nl</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">. We are happy to
provide further details where possible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0cm"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Any other technical issues should be reported at the same address:
</span><span lang="NL" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:VOproject.fco@vu.nl" title="mailto:VOproject.fco@vu.nl"><span lang="EN-GB">voproject.FCO@vu.nl</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Afzuiging zuurkast
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">De afzuiging van de zuurkasten in het Onderzoeksgebouw VU staat vanuit veiligheidsoverweging altijd aan. Bij een raam op we<span style="background:white">rkhoogte
(50cm) is er een hoge flow afzuiging van ca 750m3 en bij gesloten raam lage flow afzuiging van ca 200m³. De uittreding van stoffen en dampen is bij een gesloten raam veel lager en dus is de werkomgeving veel veiliger als het raam gesloten is. </span></span><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Het afzuigen van de zuurkast kost veel energie en daarmee heel veel geld. Voo</span><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">r
een duurzaam gebruik is het belangrijk dat het raam van de zuurkast altijd dicht staat (lage flow stand) indien deze niet gebruikt wordt. Wil je er daarom op letten dat er geen voorwerpen voor de ensor worden geplaatst? Dan sluit het raam zich onvoldoende
af.</span><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-NL" style="color:black"><img border="0" width="944" height="475" style="width:9.8333in;height:4.95in" id="x_Afbeelding_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.png@01DBA315.015797C0"></span><span lang="en-NL"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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