✨ Laboratory Containment Procedures
31 JULY NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2431
SCHEDULE 5: CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS, AND OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR PHYSICAL CONTAINMENT IN CATEGORY 2
Access
Safety measures.
Public access.
Unaccompanied visitors not permitted.
Access for children.
Not permitted.
Animals and plants not related to experiment.
Not permitted.
Exterior signs.
Outside access door must be marked with biohazard sign and level of containment.
Laboratory separated from general traffic patterns of building.
Must not be sited adjacent to, and must not open from, corridors used by the general public.
Use of laboratory for other purposes.
Not permitted.
Special engineering design features
Safety measures.
Access doors.
One main access door. Must be kept locked when laboratory not in use & with limited key distribution. Additional fire exits must open from inside only.
Fume cupboard or safety cabinets.
Must have an exhaust-protective cabinet for aerosol-producing equipment.
Note: Installed air filter systems must be tested for particle arrestance efficiency before approval of containment and once a year thereafter.
Laboratory ventilation and airlocks.
Laboratory airlock must be ventilated by a plenum & exhaust system. Exhaust air must be filtered through an appropriate HEPA filter before it leaves the laboratory. Input air should be filtered to remove coarse particles. Laboratory must at all times be under negative air pressure of at least 50 Pa, this reading to be displayed on a manometer that can be read from both inside and outside the laboratory.
Recirculation of exhaust air.
Permitted with filter protection (see above).
Hand washing facilities.
Must have hand basin with elbow- or foot- operated taps. Basin should be situated near exit.
Autoclave.
No special requirements.
Vacuum lines.
No special requirements.
Pest control measures.
Required.
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NZ Gazette 1998, No 101
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