Basic laboratory design for biosafety levels 1 and 2.
Floor plan biosafety level 3 laboratory design.
The biosafety officer in collaboration with the institutional biosafety committee must approve the location and design of any bsl 3 facility and has final authority to authorize the commencement of bsl 3 work the biosafety level 3 facility design and operational procedures must be documented.
Spaces between benches cabinets and equipment should be accessible for cleaning.
Within the sections specific design criteria are provided.
During a review of.
Cdc biosafety in microbiological and biomedical laboratories bmbl 5th edition 2009 nih design requirements manual for biomedical laboratories and animal research facilities drm 2019.
This chapter will provide design and layout information for biosafety level 3 bsl3 laboratories showing how the guidelines translate into three dimensional architectural facilities.
Biosafety level 3 plants bl3 p appendix l ii c 1.
Carpets and rugs in laboratories are not appropriate.
Standard practices bl3 p a.
Bsl3 laboratory with anteroom or workroom as access zone.
The laboratory should be designed so that it can be easily cleaned.
The previous wusm laboratory design guidelines combined bsl 2 bsl 3 and absl 3 into one category of high hazard.
Greenhouse access bl3 p 1 authorized entry into the greenhouse shall be restricted to individuals who are required for program or support purposes.
Chemical laboratories in section ii through vii with additional requirements for radioactive materials laboratories and biosafety level 2 laboratories presented in sections viii and ix respectively.
The guide is formatted to address laboratory design issues pertinent to general laboratories e g.
Laboratory furniture must be capable of supporting anticipated loads and uses.
Medicine wusm and its stakeholders with programming and design of new biosafety level 3 bsl 3 and animal biosafety level 3 absl 3 facilities.
Work with these agents is strictly controlled and must be registered with all appropriate government agencies.
Louis encephalitis and west nile virus are examples of agents requiring biosafety level 3 practices and containment.
2 these are indigenous or exotic agents that may cause serious or lethal disease via aerosol.
The uc biosafety level 3 design standards has incorporated input from several of these sources including the following.
Basic laboratory design for biosafety level 3 basic laboratory design for biosafety levels 1 and 2 up basic laboratory design for biosafety level 3 printer friendly version.
