A laboratory team member has collapsed in containment. Will other team members know how to properly extricate and transfer them to emergency services? An important part of laboratory worker safety is emergency preparedness and incident response. An emergency is typically defined as “an event that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or the environment.” […]
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Advancements in biocontainment and biosecurity have emerged as biodefense research rapidly expands. In the past two decades, the global density of biocontainment laboratories has increased and in turn, advancements in laboratory design and methods have materialized. There are approximately 1,500 high-containment laboratories in the U.S. These laboratories are designed for working safely with the most […]
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What is Pressure Decay Testing? Pressure decay testing is a systematic procedure to validate room construction to determine if the laboratory’s containment barrier defined by walls, floors, ceilings, penetrations, and other construction features meet the required integrity to prevent leakage of unfiltered air from the BSL-4 containment space. Pressure decay testing is the most reliable method […]
