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Continued successful operation of open‐fronted microbiological safety cabinets in a force‐ventilated laboratory
Author(s) -
Osborne R.W.,
Durkin T.A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1991.tb03813.x
Subject(s) - cabinet (room) , compromise , biological safety , engineering , aeronautics , forensic engineering , mechanical engineering , political science , engineering ethics , law
R.W. OSBORNE AND T.A. DURKIN. 1991. The considerable refinements necessary to enable Class I and II microbiological safety cabinets to operate in a force‐ventilated laboratory and to meet appropriate safety criteria have been reported previously. The continued successful operation of such cabinets without a deterioration of operator protection is described. The performance of two Class II units, one meeting and one failing the current British Standard applied to four head KI‐Discus testing, is compared and discussed. In addition, some further potential difficulties within the environment, which could compromise cabinet containment, are highlighted.