Basic Documentation
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Applicable Definitions (Alphabetical Listing)
- Laboratory Safety
- Hazard Assessment
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Chemical Hygiene Responsibilities
- Fume Hoods
- When Required & Safe Usage
- Gloveboxes:
- Face Velocity
- Face Velocity Setback
- Size & ADA Compliance
- CAV (Constant Air Volume) Bypass
- CAV (Constant Air Volume) Conventional
- VAV (Variable Air Volume)
- VAV Diversity
- Automatic Sash Closure
- Safe Operation of Sashes
- Accessories, Services and Explosion Protection
- Ductless
- Auxiliary Air
- (Special Purpose) Perchloric Acid
- Room Air Cross Currents
- Minimum Exhaust
- Monitoring
- Selection Criteria and Performance Specifications
- Laboratory Design & Fume Hood Implementation
- Maintenance
- Periodic Testing
- Test Procedures
- Signage and Recordkeeping
- Shutdown Procedures
- Evaluating CAV (Constant Air Volume) Systems
- Evaluating VAV (Variable Air Volume) Systems
- Biological Laboratories
- Biosafety Level 1
- Biosafety Level 2
- Biosafety Level 3
- Biosafety Level 4
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 1
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 2
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 3
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 4, Cabinet Laboratory
- Ventilation for Biosafety Level 4, Suit Laboratory
- Containment Levels - Canada
- Containment Levels and Ventilation Requirements: Canada
- Biological Safety Cabinets and Classifications
- Biosafety Cabinet Applications
- Biosafety Cabinets – Installation and Safe Usage Recommendations
- Biosafety Cabinets – Certification and Safe Usage - Canada
- Biological Safety Cabinet Design, Construction and Performance Requirements
- Biosafety Cabinet Testing
- Ventilation Systems
- Local Ventilation -When Required
- Ventilation Rates for Animal Rooms
- Ventilation Rates for Animal Rooms
- Ventilation Rates for Biological Labs
- Ventilation Rates for Chemical Laboratories
- Ventilation rates for Storage areas
- Room Supply Air
- Supply Air Quality and Filtration
- Room and Duct Pressurization
- Human Occupancy, Room Temperature and Humidity
- Animal Rooms Room Temperature and Humidity
- Load Calculations
- Room Sound Level and Vibration
- Emergency Control Provisions
- Energy Conservation
- Monitoring
- Maintenance
- Periodic Inspection and Testing
- Periodic Inspection and Testing - Canada
- Test Records
- Management
- Exhaust Systems
- Configuration
- Leakage
- Components
- Manifolded Systems
- Air Velocity
- Stack Height and Discharge Location
- Operational Reliability
- Recirculated Air and Cross Contamination
- Materials and Fire Protection
- Commissioning
- Commissioning - Canada
- Referenced Publications
Referenced Publications
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• Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines, 2004
Obtain from: Public Health Agency of Canada
Office of Laboratory Security
Biosafety Division
100 Colonnade Road
Loc: 6201A
Ottawa, ON
Canada K1A 0K9
Tel: (613) 957-1779
Fax: (613) 941-0596
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/lbg-ldmbl-04/index.html
• Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL 5th Edition)
HHS Publication No. (CDC) 21-1112 Revised December 2009
Obtain from: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tel: (866) 512-1800
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/biosfty/bmbl4/bmbl4toc.htm
• OSHA - Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories; 29 CFR, Part 1910, Standard 1910.1450
Obtain from: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20210
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10106
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Eight Edition, 2011
Institute of Laboratory Animal Research,
Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council
Obtain from: The National Academies Press
500 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html