Biosafety Cabinet Class II Thermo Scientific (Herasafe)

Location:

Altensteinstr. 23a, rooms 114.5, 114.6, 114.7, 115,5, 115.6, 115.7, 027.1

Responsible persons

Katharina Achazi, phone: 59145, katharina.achazi@fu-berlin.de

Stefanie Wedepohl, phone 58721, stefanie.wedepohl@fu-berlin.de

Elisa Quaas, phone: 63652, mail: eqaas@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Johanna Scholz, phone: 71087, mail: johanna.scholz1@fu-berlin.de

Application/Technical Details

A biosafety cabinet is used to handle cells, micro organisms, bio agents or samples a. Exhaust air and makeup air is HEPA-filtered, removing harmful bacteria and viruses:

→ Protection of the laboratory worker and the surrounding environment outside from pathogens

→ Maintain the sterility of materials inside e.g. cell cultures

Requirements:

for the system Altensteinstr. 23 a: all users must gain permission to work in the Biolabs
all users must get an introduction to the device by the responsible person
mark the time slot at which you want to do a measurement in the calendar, to avoid conflict with other user’s plan
DO NOT use solvents or other evaporating hazardous substances or gases inside the biosafety cabinet as they are no fume hoods and the HEPA-filtered air is circulating back in the room
DO NOT work with bacteria or viruses in the cell culture benches → for handling bacteria contact Elisa Quaas
Biosafety cabinets must be cleaned once a month with water and soap and wiped afterwards with desinfectant acccotding to the hygiene guide
Biosafety cabinets need to be tested by an authorized service once a year

Instruction/Manual