Perspectives in Biocontainment
Waste Matters
The next series of articles in this column will deal with processing waste materials in BSL-3 containment.
The Containment Barrier – Testing It Right, Part 2
Let’s move onto a discussion of recording test data, defining integrity testing, and some thoughts on developing a test standard using approaches developed in Australia and New Zealand.
The Containment Barrier - Testing It Right, Part 1
How do we manage these risks effectively? As with most things, early prevention is the best cure.
Containment Barrier Function and Performance
When you think about BSL-3 and higher biocontainment laboratories, working with dangerous pathogens in cabinets or with infected animals, it is understood that, “these are no ordinary laboratories.”
Pressure, Volume, and Directional Airflow Objectives
The purpose of directional airflow is the protection of people and the environment where there has been an airborne release of an infectious agent.
Simple Airflow Strategies Provide You the Greatest Reliability
How do we best meet the BMBL 5th Edition requirement which states that, “the laboratory shall be designed such that under failure conditions the airflow will not be reversed?”
The BMBL 5th Edition: A Model of Continuity and Change
BMBL is in principle the basis of design for every biocontainment facility in the U.S. and for many other parts of the world.
A Commitment to Containment
As long as we underpin the solutions we discuss with the containment principles they illustrate, you can use the information to help determine what the right options may be for your facility and organization.
The Greening of Containment: Beyond Energy Savings
In this column, I will discuss other important issues of sustainable facilities and how they might relate to containment facility design.
Thoughts on the Visibility of Containment (and how we can learn from it)
The first point I would like to make is that incidents related to containment facilities make a good story in the eyes of the press.