About Pre conference course G - Safety equipment in contained laboratories: from the biosafety cabinet to individual protection, a practical approach
Pre conference course G - Safety equipment in contained laboratories: from the biosafety cabinet to individual protection, a practical approach
Instructors
Filippo De Franceschi and Suzanne Loret
Course description
After introducing the basic concepts about individual and collective equipment, the training will focus on biosafety cabinets (BSC) with particular attention to defining the protection range and differences of each type of BSC. Factors affecting the effectiveness of the BSC (misuse, location, etc.) will be highlighted through a technical demonstration. The first part of the course will also describe some ways to decontaminate the BSC work surface and HEPA filters. The second part of this course will cover personal protective equipment, focusing on the main properties of masks and gloves. Beside explaining the criteria to consider when selecting the appropriate PPE, the training will use practical approaches to raise awareness of poor practices that could compromise the effectiveness of the PPE.
Bullet Points
- Collective versus personal equipment
- PPE versus medical device
- Microbiological Safety Cabinet (MSC) / Biosafety cabinet (BSC) versus Clean bench / Laminar flows
- Validation of MSC / BSC
- Good practises with safety equipment
- Face mask fit test
- • distinguish an enclosure protecting the user and the environment from an enclosure solely intended to maintain biological material in sterile conditions;
- distinguish personal protective equipment from medical device;
- explain the main strengths and weaknesses of safety equipment;
- describe decontamination techniques for a biosafety cabinet and its HEPA filters;
- explain and test approaches to mask fit testing.
CWA 16335:2011, annex C reference
- C.2.1.2.4 Containment principles
- C.2.1.2.8 Selection, validation, certification, and maintenance of equipment
- C.2.1.2.9 Good microbiological techniques (GMT) (minimizing aerosols, selection, and use of appropriate PPE / safety equipment / Decontamination)
- C.2.1.2.10 Personal protective equipment (PPE)