Lab design and where to install a biosafety cabinet
Thursday, July 16 at 16:00 BST | 17:00 CEST | 11:00 EDT | 08:00 PDT
Proper biosafety cabinet (BSC) placement is critical to maintaining safety and performance in laboratory environments — yet many professionals face uncertainty when it comes to clearance guidelines and certification requirements. Join this webinar to gain clarity on these concepts and get practical insights to support optimal BSC installation and compliance.
Dr. Julianne L. Baron, President and owner of Science and Safety Consulting, and Dr. Lora Grainger, owner, founder, CEO, and biorisk management consultant of Project Safe Lab, LLC, discuss the importance of providing clearance around biosafety cabinets from a conceptual perspective. They will also share a series of illustrations that compare and contrast the specific guidelines given by various industry sources.
Additionally, they will explain the importance of field certification of newly installed biosafety cabinets.
Key learning objectives:
- Explain why the correct placement of a BSC in the laboratory is important to ensure its proper function
- Describe the guidelines that recommend BSC clearances and how to select an appropriate guideline to follow for your laboratory’s design
- Identify recommended clearances between BSCs and other common laboratory equipment and facility features
- Describe the importance of BSC field certification
Certificate of attendance
SelectScience is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program. Continuing education units are also provided for the ABSA International Credentialing Maintenance Program. Webinar 2: Lab design and where to install a BSC is approved for 0.125 CM points, approval # 25-2575.
All webinar participants can request a certificate of attendance, including a learning outcomes summary, for continuing education purposes.
Webinar details
- Cost: Free to attend
- Location: Online
- Duration: 60 minutes
Registration is required to secure your place. If you register but can’t attend live, you will receive a link to the on‑demand recording once it becomes available.
Speakers
Who should attend?
- Lab managers
- Microbiologists
- Biosafety officers
- Clinical laboratory scientists
- Infection prevention and control (IPC) professionals
- Laboratory technicians
- Facilities and operations managers
- Lab planners and facilities teams
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What will this webinar cover?
Join the webinar to get answers to these questions:
- Why is correct biosafety cabinet (BSC) placement essential for safe, proper function?
- Which guidelines define BSC clearance requirements, and how do I choose among them?
- What clearances are recommended between BSCs and other lab equipment or room features?
- Why is field certification necessary for newly installed BSCs?
- How do clearance and certification practices support regulatory compliance and lab safety?