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A Comprehensive Guide to Maximizing Safety While Using Biological Safety Cabinets

May 15, 2024

Biological safety cabinets (BSCs) are widely used tools in laboratories for protecting both the researcher and the integrity of the product or experiment. However, using BSC’s improperly can lead to contaminated cultures and potential exposure of laboratory personnel to infectious organisms. To ensure safe and effective use of BioSafety Cabinets, it’s essential to follow specific ...

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Understanding the Role of HEPA Filters in BioSafety Cabinets

February 27, 2024

Biosafety cabinets play a crucial role in maintaining a clean and protected environment, particularly when handling infectious agents or toxins. At the heart of these cabinets lies a key component: the High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter. Let’s delve into the significance of HEPA filters in biosafety cabinets and why they are indispensable for ensuring safety ...

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The Difference Between Animal Handling Biosafety Cabinets and Animal Transfer Stations

February 13, 2024

Operation & Design Fundamentals of Animal Handling Biosafety Cabinets and Animal Transfer Stations (ATSs) to Ensure Safety in Vivarium. To maintain the safety of both lab personnel and the animals they are working with, it is crucial that only purpose-built equipment is used. This precaution is important due to potential contaminants spreading to the animals ...

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BioSafety Cabinet Buying Guide

July 1, 2022

Who should you involve when you are planning on purchasing a BioSafety Cabinet? When purchasing a BioSafety Cabinet (BSC), the decision on which model to purchase is critical. Those that have the technical knowledge, experienced laboratory managers and staff that will use the units, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) personnel should be included in this ...

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HEPA Filter Lifespan

February 8, 2022

HEPA Filter Lifespan for Biological Safety Cabinets When purchasing a new Biological Safety Cabinet, or exploring the total cost of ownership, it is worth considering the HEPA filter lifespan. It is also important take into consideration the safety and cost of replacing a HEPA filter. This includes cost of the filter itself and the amount ...

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5 Things to keep in Mind When Working In A BioSafety Cabinet

November 4, 2021

Ergonomic Practices & Safety When working in a Biological Safety Cabinet, there are many things a user must keep in mind in order to avoid injury and help the cabinet operate to its full potential. These tips below are a few things for lab personnel to keep in mind when Working In A BioSafety Cabinet. ...

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Where to place your Biological Safety Cabinet in Your Laboratory

April 2, 2021

Placement of your Biological Safety Cabinet is crucial to the safety of laboratory personnel and overall performance of the cabinet. Whether you work in a laboratory or pharmacy, BioSafety Cabinets need to be properly installed and placed in specific areas. First, make sure your Biological Safety cabinet is not placed near any sources of common ...

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10 Step Guide for Biological Safety Cabinet Decontamination

January 31, 2018

Decontamination of your Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) is important for many reasons, such as keeping you and your laboratory safe from harmful toxins and spills while working in the BSC, and also for the validity and quality of your experiments. In this article, NuAire has outlined 10 of the most important Biological Safety Cabinet Decontamination ...

BioSafety Cabinets Blogs, Containment, Laboratory Decontamination Blogs

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Why Covering the Airflow grill on your Biological Safety Cabinet Could be Harmful to Your Research

October 23, 2017

Are you covering the Airflow grill on your Biosafety Cabinet? Here’s why you should stop right now… The main reasons we use Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC) are to keep ourselves safe and to keep our experiments free of contamination, by separating the air inside from the outside air in the lab or workroom. The Airflow ...

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NuAire Biological Safety Cabinets Ergonomic Safety Features

May 6, 2016

Ergonomics is one of the major concerns today in the world of laboratory safety. With over half a million US employees working in a laboratory environment, the number for work related injuries continues to grow. Whether the cause of harm is from being exposed to hazardous materials, lab related accidents, or if the injury was ...

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biosafety, biosafety ergonomics., ergonomics, laboratory, laboratory ergonomics, NuAire