Bio-hazard and Biological Safety Enclosures and Cabinets

BIGNEAT offers a comprehensive range of cabinets for protection from bio-hazards and for protection of the enclosed process.

Bigneat's range of MSC biological safety cabinets offer unrivalled levels of operator protection and product protection, they are compliant to the latest British and European standards (BS EN12469:2000).

These cabinets are economically priced yet offer a premium level of operator, product and environmental protection.

Built using only the best available materials and using the latest manufacturing techniques these cabinets have a quality, long lasting finish – it is equipment that will give years of consistent and reliable service.

Definitions and classification of clean air safety systems as classified by ISO 14644

Biological Safety Cabinets (BSC)

Ventilated enclosure intended to offer protection to the user and the environment from aerosols arising from the handling of potentially hazardous micro-organisms, with air being filtered before release to the atmosphere.

Class I BSC

Safety cabinet with a front aperture through which the operator can carry out manipulations inside the cabinet. It is constructed so that the worker is protected and the escape of airborne particulate contamination generated within the cabinet is controlled by means of an inward airflow through the working front aperture and filtration of the exhaust air.

Class II BSC

Safety Cabinet with a front aperture through which the operator can carry out manipulations inside the cabinet. It is constructed so that the worker is protected, the risk of product and cross contamination is low and the escape of airborne particulate contamination generated within the cabinet is controlled by means of an appropriate filtered internal airflow and filtration of the exhaust air.

Specialist bio-hazard laboratory automation enclosures

Classification of Class II cabinets are specific about the size and style of cabinets that fit within this classification. For larger Laboratory Automation that cannot fit within a conventional Class II Bigneat has developed the LA Range. With a performance that is equivalent to a Class II cabinets (LAC2) Bigneat has become the world's leading supplier of Laboratory Automation enclosures and links to these products are shown below.

Types of Biological Cabinet

Class I:  Biological Safety Enclosure
for Operator Protection - more >>

Class II:  Biological Safety Enclosure
for Operator & Product Protection - more >>

Cytotoxic Safety Enclosure
for Operator & Product Protection whilst processing hazardous cytotoxic and antineoplastic drugs - more >>

LABS: Laboratory Automation Biological System
Laboratory robotics system enclosure - more>>

LAC2: Laboratory Automation Biological System with Class II equivalent performance laboratory robotics system enclosure - more>>