LabGard® ES TE NU-565 Class II, Type B2 Biosafety Fume Hood

Laboratory safety has come a long way over the years. From biological safety cabinets to fume hoods, incubators, and animal handling products, explore some of the key innovations that have transformed the modern-day lab and find out where one of the world's leading providers of lab equipment came from and where it is headed.

From arm movements to ergonomics and airflow checks, discover the 5 most important rules to stay safe when working in a biological safety cabinet and how you can improve your practices, in this downloadable infographic.

This infographic presents a flow chart for USP 797 and USP 800 Pec Requirements when preparing drugs in healthcare settings.

Like many layers of an onion, there are unanswered questions on the intricate details of USP 800-related engineering control parameters. In addition, the multitude and flexibility of theengineering controls can seem daunting to the independent pharmacy owner. Even more concerning, and certainly at the forefront of all of the independent pharmacy owners’ minds, is the cost associated with being compliant with USP 800. The costs associated with building a new facility or remodeling an existing space, are proving to be as equally subjective as the choice of engineering controls. The focus of this white paper is to discuss the details for consideration of a good working design of a USP 800 compliant compounding lab.

There is a looming deadline on December 1, 2019 and that is the implementation of USP chapter <800>-Hazardous Drugs, Handling in Healthcare Settings. State Boards of Pharmacy (SBOP) are forming task forces and committees to determine if their state will fully implement the chapter or if they will only implement certain components of the chapters. And yet there are other states that are unsure what to do and may push the enforcement further down the timeline. Regardless of what your SBOP has determined regarding USP <800> enforcement, it is still wise to examine the risks associated with hazardous drug chemical handling in your entity. Mitigating risk may not be at the forefront of your mindset, but like the USP <800> deadline, the issue of chemical exposure risk is looming in all healthcare facilities that handle hazardous drugs (HDs).

Efficient, high-quality, air filtration is instrumental in meeting occupational safety requirements, addressing environmental concerns, or improving indoor air quality in the home. Control of airborne particulate in
indoor environments is critical to develop quality products, protect employees from contact with hazardous materials, or prevent health problems from prolonged exposure to allergens. How airborne particulate is controlled varies from industry to industry and from an occupational setting to a home environment. To better understand why HEPA filters are used in the biological safety cabinet industry, it is necessary to explore particle sizes, types of filters available for home and occupational use, efficiency and penetration, filter standards, and performance testing.

In this infographic, discover 10 tips to follow when working with a Class II Biosafety Cabinet (BSC) to minimize air turbulence and prevent splatter or unwanted spread of aerosols.

Handling hazardous drugs in the compounding pharmacy, per USP chapter <800> guidelines, involves strategic workflow strategies with the goal of minimizing personnel and environmental exposure. This application note pulls chemical handling and compounding workflow strategies together into a more sequential model in an effort to minimize personnel and environmental exposure.

This application note provides a technical bulletin offering safety advice and information about the use of Bunsen burners within a biological safety cabinet (BSC).

Read this technical paper to discover both why and when you should consider replacing your biological safety cabinets (BSC’s). Today’s BSC’s have evolved through the years with many improvements in safety containment performance, ergonomics, serviceability, and energy efficiency that should be considered in a repair versus replacement decision.

Join SelectScience's very own Emily Adam as she explores the various exciting new technologies on display at the 2019 Pittcon conference and expo. The novel innovations include solid phase extraction (SPE) for tricky samples, from Biotage; the Cubis II balance from Sartorius with a motion-controlled, automatic door; and finally, some robust and reliable freezers, fume-hoods and centrifuges from NuAire.

NuAire has joined the Kewaunee Scientific Corporation family of companies to work together to produce equipment for your laboratory

Find out how to improve the set-up of your biological safety cabinet for effective and safe experiments

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