Biosafety-Engineering Components

 

 

   

   

Infrastructure and facilities

 

Bio-engineering components

Bio-containment Laboratory

Containment Animal wing

SPF unit

Electron Microscopy unit

 

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING COMPONENTS

 

Doors & pass-through cabinets

 

Electronic Access control, Air tight doors are part of the barrier such as shower-exits, airlocks, emergency exits.

 

 

Shower out system

At least 3 showers, each of 40 litres of water, 5 minutes cycle.

 

 

Air Handling System

 

Graded negative pressure w.r.t atmospheric pressure is maintained. Air is exhausted to atmosphere through HEPA Filters.

 

It comprises of 23 AH units with 97 HEPA  filters fitted in 92 filter housings (Lab-58, animal wing -25, ETP and others- 09).

 

 

 

 

 

ETP (Liquid Waste Sterilization Plant)

 

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•All the effluents collected from different points and sterilized by heat(121oC, 30 min) at the basement 3 mt and 5.3mt below the ground level.

 

 

 

Barrier autoclaves

 

Double door steam based barrier autoclaves for sterilization of solid wastes.

 

 

Ethylene trioxide Sterilizer

 

Heat sensitive materials such as electronic equipments/ gadgets etc. are passed through ETO.

 

 

Air lock

 

Formaldehyde fumigation through a 16 h program.

 

 

Incinerator

 

All the waste generated is incinerated.