Annual
Certification of Biosafety Cabinets
Biosafety cabinets are primary barrier protection for individuals
working with biologic materials. This equipment must be properly
maintained by getting them certified every year.
- All biosafety cabinets must be certified annually.
- New biosafety cabinets must be validated by certification
before they are put into service.
- All biosafety cabinets must be certified
after they have been repaired or relocated.
- Annual biosafety cabinet certification is required
according to:
- The CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and
Biomedical Laboratories
4th Edition, May 1999.
- The NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant
DNA Molecules, January 2001.
- The NSF International Class II (Laminar Flow)
Biohazard Cabinetry Standard
49, 1992.
- The Food and Drug Administration
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Controlling
occupational exposure
to hazardous drugs, 1995.
- The American Society of Hospital Pharmacists
Technical Bulletin
on handling cytoxic drugs in hospitals, 1990.
Suggested Source for Certification and Repair Service
- B&V Testing Inc. is the only vendor that has a contract
with the University of Maryland (contract # 79801-L) to provide
certification and testing of biosafety cabinets and full
repair services by NSF-accredited technicians.
B&V Testing, Inc.
Nick Flynn
3 Vale Rd., Suite 100, Bel Air, MD 21014
800.851.9081
For more information contact:
Melissa A. Morland, MS, RBP, CBSP
Biosafety Officer
Environmental Health & Safety
mmorland@af.umaryland.edu.
410-706-7055
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