A week of hands-on practice certifying biosafety cabinets.

Option I: Beginner Applied Practice Workshop. A week of hands-on practice certifying biosafety cabinets.

Option 2: Advanced Applied Practice Workshop. A week of extra hands-on practice certifying biosafety cabinets to prepare the student for taking the NSF exam.

Please note:  The Applied Practice Workshop is a small group instruction taught by one of our senior instructors.  It is a weeklong personalized Hands-On training workshop and is optional, although recommended for students from out of the country or people who do not have the ability to practice on BSC equipment regularly. 

Participants learn how to do the following:

• Explain how BSCs are constructed and function
• Describe BSC types and exhaust requirements
• Use BSCs effectively
• Follow NSF 49 and EN 12469 test procedures for BSC certification
• Develop a testing grid for BSCs
• Perform inflow and downflow airflow tests
• Evaluate BSC airflow using smoke pattern tests
• Conduct a site assessment
• Perform HEPA leak testing
• Determine when and how to decontaminate a BSC
• Troubleshoot BSCs
• Balance BSC airflows
• Repair leaks in HEPA filters
• Change HEPA filters
• Teach others to use BSCs effectively

Who Is This Class For?

This class is for BSC certifiers and biomedical engineers who need to learn the details of certification according to NSF49 and/or EN 12469.