Isolators for Class III Decontamination Chambers
Decontamination means making an instrument or environment safe for use. Workplace exposures to hazardous materials can lead to numerous health risks, including
Health effects such as skin rashes
Adverse reproductive outcomes (including infertility, spontaneous abortions, and congenital malformations)
Leukemia and other cancers
The health risk is influenced by the extent of the exposure and the potency and toxicity of the hazardous material. To protect workers, employers need to implement administrative and engineering controls and ensure that workers use sound procedures and proper protective equipment when handling hazardous drugs. One element of such a program is a Class III decontamination chamber.
When you are working with infectious agents, a Class III decontamination chamber, also known as a biosafety cabinet, is the best way to protect personnel and the environment from contamination. Such chambers protect against exposure to infectious particulates and aerosols because they are leak-proof and totally enclosed and they have high-efficiency HEPA filters in their exhaust and supply systems.
A Class III decontamination chamber is the most effective containment device laboratories can use for working with infectious agents. With this chamber, all operations are performed through attached arm-length gloves. The cabinet is operated under negative pressure, which ensures that contaminants do not enter the environment outside of the glovebox. Both supply and exhaust air is HEPA-filtered.
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Contact your Innovative Technology sales representative at 978-462-4415 or online to discuss how our glovebox systems and accessories can help you meet your application needs.
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