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How does is certification different from commissioning?
Certification is not commissioning, Certification is doing something for which you get a certificate from someone who counts. This applies to people, equipment, select agent qualifications, and mechanical systems. An important step towards certificat...
| | 3.23.07
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How to balance the bid with the project scope.
In almost all biocontainment projects, when you get ready to build, count on your budget being less than the construction bid. Plan for this by thinking ahead on where you will reduce scope.
Learn how to Make Proper Decisions for the Construction o...
| | 3.21.07
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Canada Foundation for Innovation receives $510 million.
The Canadian federal government has announced the recipients of its 2007 research budget allocations. Science and technology growth will be supported by $1.3 billion in funding, including:
$510 million to the Canada Foundation for Innovation
$...
| | 3.20.07
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Learn what the most difficult biocontainment project can be.
Probably the most difficult, most costly, and most likely to fail biocontainment project from a design, construction, and operation point of view is the small BSL lab space conversion in a larger building.
- From Tradeline’s 2007 International Con...
| | 3.19.07
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A solution for utility distribution.
It is easier and a lot cheaper to seal the penetration for a single, large utility panel than to seal many small utility penetrations. Plan for one large utility conduit into biocontainment space, and then distribute utilities on the inside.
Explor...
| | 3.17.07
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A definition.
Depyrogenation is sterilization with heat only -- like an autoclave, but without the steam – that is, dry heat. This has applications in the manufacture of biologics in GMP facilities.
- From Tradeline’s 2007 International Confere...
| | 3.16.07
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Make your high containment space liveable.
In the heat of planning for biocontainment, don’t forget that people are going to work in these spaces, and for that think how you can introduce natural light. Also, put mirrors in you de-gowning rooms to remind people what protective they may still...
| | 3.15.07
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A strategy for moving equipment in and out of containment space.
If you plan to move equipment in an out of containment space, install a separate, oversize airlock to specifically accommodate equipment. Also have decontamination space where you can decontaminate equipment that is being removed for service.
Learn more...
| | 3.14.07
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How much will it cost to commission your BSL?
Two best practice ideas for commissioning: 1) roll commissioning team personnel over into maintenance and operations, and 2) capture commissioning data in your CMMS system. Be aware that commissioning costs for biocontainment space can be as much as 5% of...
| | 3.13.07
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The future of biocontainment.
The future of biocontainment is for more regulatory oversight, not less, and more safety categories. So BSL-3 will become 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, etc. Be aware that there are an increasing number of government agency groups now gaining power whose goals are s...
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