Performance Criteria for Biosafety Cabinet
The European Standard specified basic requirements for Biosafety Cabinets with respect to safety and hygiene. The European Standard sets the minimum performance criteria for safety cabinets for work with microorganism and specifies test procedures for microbiological safety cabinets with respect to protection of the worker and the environment, product protection and cross contamination. The terms Biosafety Cabinet should only be applied to those devices that meet the requirements of Class I, II, or III specifications, based on their construction, airflow velocities and patterns, and their exhaust systems. Major International Standards for Biological Safety Cabinets: • European Standard EN 12469 • American Standard NSF 49 • Australian Standard AS 2252 • Japanese Standard J IS K 3800 Features CLASS I CLASS II TYPE A1 CLASS II TYPE A2 CL