Workstation for containing organic and inorganic vapor contaminants

A workstation for use by a technician where organic and inorganic contaminants are used, the workstation comprising in combination:

• a work surface;
• an hood portion covering the work surface and defining a controlled air volume there above;
• at least one a defined hand and arm entry port into the controlled air volume;
• a transparent portion defined through the hood portion to permit a person using the arm entry to observe working of inserted hands into the controlled air volume;
• at least one air vent communicated to the controlled air volume for withdrawing air from the controlled volume;
• and,
• an air processing section communicated to controlled air volume through the at least one air vent for withdrawing air from the controlled air volume whereby air enters at least through the arm entry to prevent the exit of air through the arm entry;
• an ozone generator;
• and,
• at least one outlet at the hood portion for distributing ozone at a rate to oxidized the organic and inorganic contaminates produced with the workstation.

A process of using a workstation where organic and inorganic contaminants are used, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a work surface;
• providing an hood portion covering the work surface and defining a controlled air volume there above;
• providing at least one a defined hand and arm entry port into the controlled air volume;
• providing a transparent portion defined through the hood portion to permit a person using the arm entry to observe working of inserted hands into the controlled air volume;
• providing at least one air vent communicated to the controlled air volume for withdrawing air from the controlled volume;
• providing an air processing section communicated to controlled air volume through the at least one air vent for withdrawing air from the controlled air volume whereby air enters at least through the arm entry to prevent the exit of air through the arm entry;
• providing an ozone generator;
• working within the controlled air volume to produced organic and inorganic contaminants,
• distributing ozone at a rate to oxidized the organic and inorganic contaminates produced with the workstation;
• and,
• collecting the ozone, organic and inorganic contaminants to the air processing section.