This package includes a 17-minute video that uses an engaging mix of narration, live action, animation, and smoke demonstrations to explain how the biological safety cabinet functions, and how to work effectively and safely in it.

Accompanying this video are the bonus features listed below and a companion training CD.

Key Topics Include:

• How BSCs protect personnel, products, and the environment
• What a HEPA filter is and how it works
• The importance of airflow
• Preparing to work in a BSC
• Working safely in a BSC
• Cleaning the BSC

Bonus Features Include:

“The Bad Laboratorian”
A 3-minute “silent film” showing what NOT to do when working in a
BSC. This popular element of our classroom training allows students
to apply what they have learned in an entertaining way.

Particle Counter Demonstrations

• The importance of wearing gloves when working in a BSC
• How incorrect arm movements can cause product contamination
• How covering the front grille affects product protection

Smoke Demonstrations

• Normal cabinet airflow
• What happens if someone quickly passes by the cabinet
• How correct and incorrect arm movements affect airflow
• How covering the front grille affects personnel protection
• Effect of sash raised too high

Companion CD Includes:

• Instructor’s Guide provides suggestions for using the DVD in a 1-1/2 hour training class. Included are a variety of activities to help participants relate to, engage with, and retain the video’s information.
• Review Quiz
• Completion Certificate