Germfree understands that your health and safety is directly related to the proper engineering and design of your Class III Biological Safety Cabinet.

• All Germfree Class III BSCs meet the most stringent leak tightness specifications in the industry.
  
• Negative differential air pressure and air flow rates are set at optimal positions to maximize safety and ergonomics.
  
• There is always a physical barrier between the laboratorian and their work. Doors are interlocked to prevent accidental opening directly to the cabinet interior.
  
• Negative differential pressure is measured by digital pressure gauges with a back-up analog gauge for additional safety assurance. Audible and visual alarms alert lab workers to a low flow condition.

Throughout the entire process Germfree is your partner. From initial discussions to delivery and set-up, Germfree is there for you. When you place an order for a Custom Class III Biological Safety Cabinet you will receive:

• Initial approval drawings using 3-D parametric software.
  (To ensure proper process flow and ergonomics)
• Physical Mock-up review at Germfree
  (To finalize gloveport and equipment locations)
• Factory Acceptance Test at Germfree
• Installation by factory-direct Germfree personnel or an experienced and vetted partner
• Operations Manual
• Recommendation for a qualified independent certifier

Germfree can provide installation of your Class III BSC including connections to exhaust systems, utilities, and other services.

Germfree personnel provide training for the use and care of your Class III BSC on-site after installation.

Germfree can also recommend independent certifiers, who are qualified to provide performance testing (best practices) to ensure safe and proper operating conditions.

Germfree factory-direct technicians have undergone special immunizations against uncommon bio-hazards. This means that they can enter many “hot” laboratories to provide service, maintenance, or modifications to Germfree Class III BSCs.

Germfree Class III BSCs have been used in up to BSL-4 labs for many decades. These cabinet systems provide an important alternative to high construction and maintenance costs associated with positive pressure suit labs. Class III BSCs are used to provide protection from biological hazards as well as containing mass generation of aerosols and toxins.

Class III BSC systems can accommodate built-in equipment like incubators, autoclaves, microscopes, refrigerators, and analytical equipment. Design flexibility facilitates worker comfort and lab workflow while providing effective & efficient alternatives to ingress, egress and decontamination processes.

Germfree has the experience and expertise to design your Class III BSC for use with chemical hazards in addition to biological hazards. Germfree has many years of experience using carbon filtration (including ASZM-TEDA) systems to protect users from chemical hazards.

Equipment integration into Class III Biological Safety Cabinets is a specialty of Germfree’s engineering team. Germfree engineers and designers have vast experience integrating all types of standard laboratory and analytical equipment into our Class III BSCs.

• We place equipment into ideal locations for the best ergonomic comfort.
  (We ensure this through the use of mock-ups.)
• A range of transfer devices are available that allow you to introduce and remove items from containment safely.
• Transfer devices include airlocks, chemical dunk tanks, RTPs, doors to other pieces of primary containment equipment, and double door autoclaves.
• Germfree manufactures our own autoclaves and RTPs in addition to integrating other manufacturers’ autoclaves and RTPs.

Germfree knows that proper ergonomic design means enhanced safety and that’s why we partner with you to determine the best possible process flow for your application while ensuring ergonomic comfort. Germfree’s ergonomic process includes:

• 3-D Auto Cad drawings of your Class III BSC -- used for preliminary design and approval.
  
• Physical mock-ups -- constructed to allow customers to ensure proper equipment placement and gloveport placement for best reach.
  
• Gloveports -- available in round or oval to provide the best choice for reach and movement.
  
• We offer a variety of different gloves with differing dexterity and thicknesses for your selection
  
• High quality polycarbonate viewscreens with ample internal lighting for the best visibility.

• Germfree manufactures Class III Biological Safety Cabinets with integrated ports for the decontamination method of your choice. Germfree has experience with VHP, Formaldehyde Gas, Chlorine Dioxide, and other decontamination methods.
• Coved, radiused corners inside your Class III BSC make cleaning easier and decontamination more effective.
  
• All 316L Stainless Steel construction protects against corrosion from some decontamination methods (bleach).

Germfree has been making premium quality containment equipment for more than 47 years. Germfree uses only the highest quality components, properly sized, for long term reliability and safety. Your Germfree Class III Biological Safety Cabinet will give you many years of faithful and safe service.