10. Run Biological Safety Cabinet exhaust fan continuously.
11. Equipment producing bio-aerosols shall be contained in devices that exhaust
air through HEPA filters before discharging into the laboratory.
12. Vacuum lines shall be protected with liquid disinfectant traps and HEPA filters.
Disinfectant traps and HEPA filters shall be connected to the vacuum inlets at the
point of use.
13. Provide a readily available eye wash facility . Refer to DASHO letter 00S-94-2
for details of placing the eye wash.
14. Provide access to a steam autoclave for decontaminating the biohazardous
waste from the BSL3 laboratory. An autoclave within the laboratory is preferred.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFOR MATION:
Contact Satish Sehgal at 202-565-5032 in the Standards Service (187C), or Kurt
Knight at 202-565-4980 in the Consulting Support Office (188).
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