Basic Documentation

Biological Laboratories
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Biological Laboratories
Topic Requirement(s) Commentary
Biosafety
Level 1
ASHRAE, 2011 Handbook - HVAC Applications, Laboratories, Pg. 16.17,
Containment Laboratories:
Biosafety Level 1 is suitable for work involving well-characterized agents not known
to consistently cause disease in immunocompetent adult humans, and present
minimal potential hazard to laboratory personnel and the environment. The
laboratory is not necessarily separated from the general traffic patterns in the
building. Work is typically conducted on open bench tops using standard
microbiological practices. Special containment equipment is neither required nor
generally used. The laboratory may be cleaned easily and contains a sink for
washing hands. Federal guidelines for these laboratories contain no specific HVAC
requirements.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention publication: Biosafety in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratories,
(BMBL) 5th edition 2009
Biosafety Level 1 is suitable for work involving well-characterized agents not known
to consistently cause disease in immunocompetent adult humans, and present
minimal potential hazard to laboratory personnel and the environment. BSL-1
laboratories are not necessarily separated from the general traffic patterns in the
building. Work is typically conducted on open bench tops using standard
microbiological practices. Special containment equipment or facility design is not
required, but may be used as determined by appropriate risk assessment.
National Sanitation Foundation, NSF 49 -2008, Biosafety Cabinetry: Design,
Construction, Performance and Field Certification
3 Definitions
3.3.2 Biosafety Level 1
Practices, safety equipment, and facility design and
construction are appropriate for undergraduate and secondary educational training
and teaching laboratories and for other laboratories in which work is done with
defined and characterized strains of viable microorganisms not known to
consistently cause disease in healthy adult humans.
The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) is a
not-for-profit organization best known for its
health standards. NSF conducts research,
tests and evaluates equipment, products, and
services for compliance with NSF standards
and criteria. It grants and controls the use of its
“NSF” mark
NSF essentially repeats the BSL 1 definition
from the BMBL.