Labconco Purifier Class 2 Biological Safety Cabinet Operation Manual - page 2
Montgomery County Community College
Document Number: UP 1
340 DeKalb Pike
Revision Number: 0
Blue Bell, PA 19446
Effective Date: 18JAN14
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SOP: Labconco Purifier Class 2 Biological Safety Cabinet (BSC) Operation
Note: The alarm will sound if the sash is raised above this level.
8.2. Operation
8.2.1. Replace gloves with new ones.
8.2.2. Spray down hands with 70% IPA prior to entering the BSC.
Note: Allow 30 seconds for the 70% IPA to dry. This ensures disinfection.
8.2.3. Spray all necessary equipment
that needs to go into the BSC with 70% IPA, and
allow to dry for 30 seconds.
8.2.4. Place all necessary equipment inside of the BSC.
8.2.5. Perform protocol while working in center of the work surface.
Note: Do not block the intake grills. This ensures proper airflow. Refer to Figure
3.
8.2.6. Once the protocol is completed, remove all equipment from the BSC.
8.2.7. Place any disposable materials that have contacted any cellular organism into the
biohazard waste receptacle.
8.2.8. Spray down the stainless steel work surfaces with 70% IPA. Allow 30 seconds
for the IPA to dry, then wipe down stainless steel work surfaces with a lab towel.
Spray down the work surfaces once more, but allow the IPA to dry without
wiping.
8.2.9. Dispose lab towels used to clean BSC into the biohazard waste receptacle.
8.2.10. Turn off the BSC.
9. Attachments: