Biosafety Cabinets: Repair and Movement
Routine Repairs
- All required maintenance and repairs will be performed by Biosafety Cabinet (BSC) certified technicians.
- The Office of Research Safety (ORS) is responsible for re-certifications only. The PI is responsible for any service or repairs (ex. HEPA filter replacements).
- Any re-certifications required due to repairs will be the responsibility of the PI.
- Copies of maintenance or repair reports will be maintained by the PI and the Office of Research Safety.
Movement, Storage, Surplus or Disposal of BSCs
- Please notify the ORS in advance when you plan to have a BSC moved, placed in storage, transferred to a new owner, discarded, removed from the University, or obtained from another institution or manufacturer.
- Prior to having the BSC moved the PI is responsible for ensuring proper decontamination of the BSC.
- BSCs must be professionally gas or vapor decontaminated by a certified technician before a unit is relocated, stored, or discarded based upon the agents which have been manipulated in the cabinet and the future usage of the BSC.
- Please contact an NSF/ANSI certified company to schedule this decontamination.
- Once the BSC is decontaminated and moved, it must be re-certified prior to use.
Biosafety Cabinet Re-Certification
- Contact our office at 202-994-8258 or labsafety@gwu.edu. Please have the BSC information (vendor, serial number, etc.) handy. ORS uses NSF/ANSI certified companies for the BSCs here at GW.