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Why does my Biological Safety Cabinet need to be decontaminated before having the HEPA filters changed?

April 26, 2017biological Cabinet changed decontaminated filters HEPA safety

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Why does my Biological Safety Cabinet need to be decontaminated before having the HEPA filters changed?

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Agape Instruments Services, Inc. requires that all Biological Safety Cabinet’s used for biological hazardous work be decontaminated prior to panel removal to gain access to contaminated plenums. This ensures both the safety of our technicians and the safety of any employees in the immediate area. *Remember, anything that has been used in the BSC that produced a particle is now trapped in the HEPA filter. Removal of the filter may cause trapped particles to become airborne when the filter is removed from the BSC and exposed to the room. *Agape Instruments Services, Inc. follows NSF/ANSI 49 Annex G for performing paraformaldehyde decontamination.