Three events have come together in the past few years that codified a need for rapidly deployable, mobile and cost effective containment equipment.  First, there was recognition that many regions and countries in the world did not have adequate infrastructure, reliable power, or primary containment to provide a safe environment when working with emerging, re-emerging [...]

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I was at a meeting recently when someone asked, ‘What are mobile and modular BSL-3 labs and when should they be used?”  It is a good question that comes up often.   Deciding  which platform is the best choice depends on the institute mission, size requirements and in the case of mobile labs, the local road conditions.   For example, if [...]

Changes in Class III Biological Safety Cabinets:
Primary Containment and User Comfort
In the 1950’s when Class III BSC became widely used in the nuclear and defense departments the primary focus for design was on absolute containment, with little attention given to ergonomic/user comfort.  Class II BSC became popular in the 1970’s and provided the user with an alternate means of primary containment.  While [...]

The other day I was asked about glove selection for use in a Class III BSC and whether there were options other than butyl rubber.
             Gloves are supplied in a variety of materials from several manufacturers.  These materials include neoprene rubber, butyl rubber, and hypalon and have differing permeability rates with various chemical compounds (including [...]

    There are several technologies typically used to transfer samples, materials and waste into and out of the Class III BSC. These include dunk tanks, pass through chambers, double door autoclaves and rapid transfer ports (RTP). 
    Dunk tanks allow for the passage of potentially contaminated materials out of the BSC without breaching containment.  It also [...]

Decontamination is a broadly used term that describes a number of techniques or strategies for reducing or eliminating the presence of hazardous microorganisms and biological toxins from various surfaces, materials and equipment.   Decontamination is important from a safety perspective as well as preventing cross contamination and maintaining the integrity of the work.
 Critical elements involved in [...]

Class III BSCs are often custom designed for specialized uses and range in size and engineering design from being portable (movement of animals) to stand-alone bench top to Class III BSC line configurations that span a room and have dedicated building ventilation systems.  Design and construction of the Class III BSC is based on a risk [...]

The Laboratory Safety Blog has been developed to open a dialog and address a variety of topics regarding biological safety. We will cover topics ranging from general issues in biosafety and primary containment to Class III Biological Safety Cabinets as well as innovations in biosafety engineering.

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