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AS/NZS 2647:2000

AS/NZS 2647:2000

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Biological safety cabinets - Installation and use

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Superseded date

24-06-2021

Superseded by

AS 2252.4-2010

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-03-2000

Publisher

Standards Australia

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1 - AS/NZS 2647:2000 BIOLOGICAL SAFETY CABINETS - INSTALLATION AND USE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
8 - 1 SCOPE
8 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
9 - 3 SELECTION OF CLASS OF CABINET
9 - 4 QUATERNARY BARRIER: THE SITE
9 - 5 TERTIARY BARRIER: THE BUILDING
9 - 6 SECONDARY BARRIER: THE ROOM
9 - 6.1 General
10 - 6.2 Cabinet location
12 - 6.3 Exhaust arrangements
12 - 6.4 Ergonomics
12 - 6. 5 Housekeeping and cleaning
12 - 6.5.1 General
12 - 6.5.2 Cleaning
13 - 7 PRIMARY BARRIER: THE CABINET
13 - 7.1 General
13 - 7. 2 User instruction
13 - 7. 3 Protective garments
13 - 7.4 Germicidal ultraviolet lamps
14 - 7.5 Electric power regulation
14 - 7.6 Functional checks
14 - 7.6.1 General
14 - 7.6.2 For Class I cabinets
14 - 7.6.3 For Class II cabinets
15 - 7.7 Pre-operational measures
15 - 7.8 Use of the cabinet
15 - 7.8.1 General
16 - 7.8.2 Breakdown procedure
16 - 7.9 Decontamination
17 - 7.10 Inspection and testing
17 - 7.11 Occupational health and safety
18 - APPENDIX A - CONSIDERATIONS FOR EXHAUST ARRANGEMENTS
21 - APPENDIX B - SUGGESTED PROCEDURES FOR CLEANING UP FOLLOWING SPILLAGE IN A CLASS I CABINET OR A CLASS II CABINET
22 - APPENDIX C - DECONTAMINATION OF CABINETS
22 - C1 SCOPE
22 - C2 APPARATUS
23 - C3 MATERIALS
23 - C4 PREPARATION
24 - C5 DECONTAMINATION
25 - C6 PURGING/NEUTRALIZATION
25 - C6.1 General
25 - C6. 2 Purging procedure
25 - C6. 3 Neutralization procedure
28 - APPENDIX D - MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DECONTAMINATION
28 - D1 SCOPE
28 - D2 INTRODUCTION
28 - D3 CULTURE OF SPORE STRIPS
28 - D3.1 Materials
29 - D3.2 Procedure
29 - D4 INTERPRETATION
31 - APPENDIX E - RADIATION PROTECTION
31 - E1 SCOPE
31 - E2 INFORMATION
31 - E2.1 Hazards to operator
31 - E2.2 Working practices
31 - E2.3 Legislative requirements
31 - E2.4 Classification of laboratories
32 - E2.5 Modification of cabinets
32 - E2.6 Gaseous or volatile radio-nuclides
32 - E3 ADVICE AND INSTRUCTION
32 - E3.1 Shielding
32 - E3.2 Handling procedures
32 - E3.3 Working practices
32 - E4 REFERENCES
33 - APPENDIX F - SAFETY INFORMATION, ADVICE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN FORMALDEHYDE DECONTAMINATION
33 - F1 SCOPE
33 - F2 INFORMATION
33 - F2.1 Further reading
33 - F2.2 General
33 - F2.3 Workplace atmosphere
34 - F2.4 Symptoms of toxicity
34 - F3 ADVICE AND PROTECTION
34 - F3.1 Physical security and warning signs
34 - F3.2 Protective clothing
34 - F3.3 Face and eye protection
34 - F3.4 Respiratory protection
34 - F3.5 Ventilation
35 - F3.6 Hygiene
35 - F3.7 First Aid

Provides requirements and recommended practices for the installation, operation, decontamination, maintenance and inspection of Classes I and II biological safety cabinets.

Committee
ME-060
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 3297 6
Pages
28
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard sets out requirements and recommended practices for the installation, operation, decontamination, maintenance and inspection of the classes of cabinets specified in AS 2252.1 and AS 2252.2. These cabinets form the primary barrier. Safety within secondary and tertiary barriers is the subject of AS/NZS 2243.3 which should be read in conjunction with this document.NOTE: For work with cytotoxic drugs the user is referred to AS 2567 and AS 4273.

Originated as AS 2647-1983.
Second edition 1994.
Jointly revised and designated as AS/NZS 2647:2000.

AS 2243.4-1998 Safety in laboratories - Ionizing radiations
AS 4273-1999 Design, installation and use of pharmaceutical isolators
AS 1170.2-1989 Minimum design loads on structures (known as the SAA Loading Code) Wind loads
AS 2252.2-2004 Biological safety cabinets - Laminar flow biological safety cabinets (Class II) for personnel, environment and product protection
AS/NZS 1715:1994 Selection, use and maintenance of respiratory protective devices
AS/NZS 2243.8:2006 Safety in laboratories - Fume cupboards
AS/NZS 2243.3:2002 Safety in laboratories Microbiological aspects and containment facilities
AS 2013.1-1989 Cleanroom garments - Product requirements
AS 2567-2002 Laminar flow cytotoxic drug safety cabinets
AS 2013.2-1989 Cleanroom garments - Processing and use
AS 1470-1986 Health and safety at work - Principles and practices
AS 2567-1994 Laminar flow cytotoxic drug safety cabinets
AS 2252.1-2002 Biological safety cabinets - Biological safety cabinets (Class I) for personnel and environment protection
AS 2252.2-1994 Biological safety cabinets - Laminar flow biological safety cabinets (Class II) for personnel, environment and product protection
AS/NZS 1170.2:2002 Structural design actions Wind actions
AS 2243.8-1992 Safety in laboratories Fume cupboards
AS/NZS 2243.3:1995 Safety in laboratories Microbiology
AS 2252.1-1994 Biological safety cabinets - Biological safety cabinets (Class I) for personnel and environment protection

AS/NZS 2243.3:2002 Safety in laboratories Microbiological aspects and containment facilities
AS/NZS 2982:2010 Laboratory design and construction
AS 1386.1-1989 Cleanrooms and clean workstations - Principles of clean space control
AS/NZS 2243.9:2003 Safety in laboratories - Recirculating fume cabinets
AS 2252.1-2002 Biological safety cabinets - Biological safety cabinets (Class I) for personnel and environment protection
AS 2252.2-2004 Biological safety cabinets - Laminar flow biological safety cabinets (Class II) for personnel, environment and product protection
AS/NZS 2243.8:2006 Safety in laboratories - Fume cupboards
AS 2830.1-1985 Good laboratory practice - Chemical analysis
AS/NZS 2243.1:2005 Safety in laboratories Planning and operational aspects
AS/NZS 2243.9:2009 Safety in laboratories Recirculating fume cabinets

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