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  • AS 2252.1-1994

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    Biological safety cabinets - Biological safety cabinets (Class I) for personnel and environment protection

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF 1 User, PDF 3 Users, PDF 5 Users, PDF 9 Users

    Superseded date:  30-06-2017

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1994

    Publisher:  Standards Australia

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    1 - AS 2252.1-1994 BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS - BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS (CLASS 1) FOR PERSONNEL AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
    4 - PREFACE
    5 - CONTENTS
    6 - FOREWORD
    8 - 1 SCOPE
    8 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
    9 - 3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    9 - 4 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
    9 - 4.1 Outer shell
    9 - 4.2 Work zone
    11 - 4.3 Filters and filter installations
    13 - 4.4 Blowers and alarm systems
    13 - 4.5 Access panels
    13 - 4.6 Electrical services
    14 - 4.7 Germicidal ultraviolet (UV) lamps
    14 - 4.8 Gas supply
    14 - 4.9 Adsorbent filter
    14 - 4.10 Post-use overrun control
    14 - 4.11 Decontamination covers
    14 - 5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
    14 - 5.1 Critical for cabinet function
    14 - 5.2 Other requirements
    15 - 5.3 Optional requirements
    15 - 6 MARKING

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    Specifies requirements for cabinets intended to provide protection from hazardous biological agents for personnel and the environment. Construction, air characteristic, acoustic, lighting and vibration requirements are given.

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    This Standard specifies requirements for Class I biological safety cabinets which are intended to provide protection from hazardous biological agents for personnel and the environment. The cabinets are exhaust-ventilated and provide protection by means of an inward flow of air away from the operator, and by high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration of exhaust air.This Standard should be read in conjunction with AS 2647 which describes recommended practices for installation and use of these cabinets.NOTES:1 These cabinets are intended only for handling materials which can be neutralized or rendered safe by an effective decontamination procedure such as that described in AS 2647.2 Additional design requirements may apply to cabinets which are required to afford protection against other hazards such as toxic materials not of biological origin or against radiation.3 For work with cytotoxic drugs the user is referred to AS 2567.

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    Committee ME-060
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Standards Australia
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    History - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Under Revision see DR 00216 First published as AS 2252.1-1979.Second edition 1981.Third edition 1994. First published as AS 2252.1-1979. Second edition 1981. Third edition 1994.

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    AS 1807.2-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of performance of clean workstations and laminar flow safety cabinets under loaded filter conditions
    AS 2647-1994 Biological safety cabinets - Installation and use
    AS 1807.23-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of intensity of radiation from germicidal ultraviolet lamps
    AS 2567-1994 Laminar flow cytotoxic drug safety cabinets
    AS 1807.18-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of vibration in workstations and safety cabinets
    AS 3100-1990 Approval and test specification - General requirements for electrical equipment
    AS 1324-1973 Air filters for use in air conditioning and general ventilation
    AS 1807.6-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of integrity of terminally mounted HEPA filter installations
    AS 1807.22-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of air barrier containment of laminar flow safety cabinets
    AS 1807.21-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of inward air velocity of Class I biological safety cabinets
    AS 1132.4-1973 Methods of test for air filters for use in air conditioning and general ventilation Arrestance efficiency, average arrestance efficiency, dust-holding capacity, and dust-holding capacity per unit of effective face area for test dust No 4
    AS 2659.1-1988 Guide to the use of sound measuring equipment - Portable sound level meters
    AS 3000-1986 Electrical installations - Buildings, structures and premises (known as the SAA Wiring Rules)
    AS 2243.3-1985 Safety in laboratories - Microbiology
    AS 2107-1987 Acoustics - Recommended design sound levels and reverberation times for building interiors
    AS 1807.15-1989 Cleanrooms, workstations and safety cabinets - Methods of test Determination of illuminance
    AS 1319-1994 Safety signs for the occupational environment (Reconfirmed 2018)
    AS 1939-1990 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment (IP Code)

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    AS 2243.9-1991 Safety in laboratories - Recirculating fume cabinets
    AS/NZS 2243.3:2002 Safety in laboratories Microbiological aspects and containment facilities
    AS 2647-1994 Biological safety cabinets - Installation and use
    AS/NZS 2243.1:1997 Safety in laboratories - General
    AS 4276.1-1995 Water microbiology General information and procedures
    AS 1766.1.1-1991 Food microbiology General procedures and techniques - Samples, materials, equipment, laboratory practice
    AS 4479.1-1997 Analysis of soil Pretreatment of potentially contaminated soil samples for heavy metal and metalloid analysis
    AS 2411-1993 Venous blood - Determination of lead content - Flame atomic absorption spectrometric method
    AS/NZS 2647:2000 Biological safety cabinets - Installation and use
    AS 1807.21-2000 Cleanrooms, workstations, safety cabinets and pharmaceutical isolators - Methods of test Determination of inward air velocity of Class I biological safety cabinets
    AS/NZS 2982.1:1997 Laboratory design and construction General requirements
    AS 4090-1993 Whole blood - Determination of lead content - Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric method
    AS 2252.2-1994 Biological safety cabinets - Laminar flow biological safety cabinets (Class II) for personnel, environment and product protection
    AS/NZS 2243.3:1995 Safety in laboratories Microbiology
    AS 2636-1994 Sampling of venous and capillary blood for the determination of lead or cadmium concentration
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