Kendro HERAcell 240 Operating Instructions Manual page 67

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HERAcell 240 CO Incubator Operating Instructions
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Attachment A: Principles of Good Microbiology Techniques
Depending on the potential risk involved, other
safety measures may include:
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The use of safety workbenches (with the air flow
directed away from the individual working at the
bench), Class I, Class II (type certified)
III.
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Limiting and monitoring access to certain areas.
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The use of special protective clothing and brea-
thing equipment.
•
Disinfecting all materials containing pathogens
before they are removed from the workbench.
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Maintaining negative pressure in the work area.
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A reduction in the germ volume in the exhaust air
by the employment of suitable measures such as
the use of HEPA filters.
Version: 03.2001 / 50065640
The following additional rules apply when hand-
ling human or animal pathogens:
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A permit in accordance with the Federal Epidemic
Law is required to handle human pathogenic bio-
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, or Class logical agents.
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A permit in accordance with the Animal Epidemic
Pathogen Law and the Animal Epidemic Pathogen
Regulation is required to handle animal epidemic
pathogens.
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Pregnant women and nursing mothers may not
handle infectious and human pathogenic agents
or materials containing such agents.
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Manufacturers' certificates are outlined in the infor-
mation sheets provided by the Professional Chemists
Association (BG Chemie) Safe Chemical Practices"
and the Professional Association for Health Services
and Welfare (BG for Gesundheitsdienst und Wohl-
fahrtspflege), as well as on request from the testing
department of the professional committee "Health
Services and Welfare". The committee can be re-
ached at the BG for Gesundheitsdienst und Woh-
fahrtspflege, Pappelallee 35-37, 22089 Hamburg.
Source: Fact sheet B003, version 1/92 - ZH 1/343,
from the Professional Association of the Chemical In-
dustry, Jedermann Verlag, Dr. Otto Pfeffer OHG;
Postfach 103140. 69021 Heidelberg.
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