D2
Scientific Lab Design: Good Laboratory Design
In order to identify a good laboratory design, the term “good” must be defined. In this case the term is
given and achieved when the laboratory achieves the following criteria:
Is safe for both the employees as well as the general public
Is efficiently built (reasonable distance between laboratories and substance storage rooms)
Has the necessary equipment required to carry out the tasks performed by the lab
Follows legal procedures for employer and employee safety
Follows legal procedures for public safety
Has on site treatment capabilities
Appropriate emergency measures in place for accidents/ fires / biological or chemical accidents
or contaminations
On site machinery should be regulated and monitored for safety accordingly
All of the above should be met in order to consider a laboratory design to be “good”, this does not mean
it’s the best but it is satisfactory in order to be used for research and development. The methods and
techniques utilised to achieve this can vary according to the organisation. A floor plan was provided
prior to this evaluation and discussion, this floor plan for a lab was made to replicate what I think a
Biomedical Research laboratory should have. Bellow a discussion on what this lab requires to meet the
above criteria will be made and an overall evaluation on whether it has met this standard or not.
A biomedical research facility is made for the research and development of medicine, this can be from
finding the cure for cancer or for improving the cure common medical reasons (headaches, bodily pains
or other).
Air Filtration:
Given that biological substances can spread as airborne particulates, the air inside a lab handling such
substances should be kept sterile, this not only prevents the substances from getting in contact with
other airborne materials but also prevents it from getting out of the laboratory environment and into the
outside would where it can cause harm to the public on mass. As such the precaution that should be
taken to avoid such incidents from occurring should be the instalment of an air filtration system, this
system should be tasked will the job of bringing filtered air into the room while also via a separate duct
taking air out and filtering the air before it enters the atmosphere. The term filtration in this case refers
to the re-movement of potentially harmful particulates in the air. Figure 1:
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Scientific Lab Design: Good Laboratory Design
In order to identify a good laboratory design, the term “good” must be defined. In this case the term is
given and achieved when the laboratory achieves the following criteria:
Is safe for both the employees as well as the general public
Is efficiently built (reasonable distance between laboratories and substance storage rooms)
Has the necessary equipment required to carry out the tasks performed by the lab
Follows legal procedures for employer and employee safety
Follows legal procedures for public safety
Has on site treatment capabilities
Appropriate emergency measures in place for accidents/ fires / biological or chemical accidents
or contaminations
On site machinery should be regulated and monitored for safety accordingly
All of the above should be met in order to consider a laboratory design to be “good”, this does not mean
it’s the best but it is satisfactory in order to be used for research and development. The methods and
techniques utilised to achieve this can vary according to the organisation. A floor plan was provided
prior to this evaluation and discussion, this floor plan for a lab was made to replicate what I think a
Biomedical Research laboratory should have. Bellow a discussion on what this lab requires to meet the
above criteria will be made and an overall evaluation on whether it has met this standard or not.
A biomedical research facility is made for the research and development of medicine, this can be from
finding the cure for cancer or for improving the cure common medical reasons (headaches, bodily pains
or other).
Air Filtration:
Given that biological substances can spread as airborne particulates, the air inside a lab handling such
substances should be kept sterile, this not only prevents the substances from getting in contact with
other airborne materials but also prevents it from getting out of the laboratory environment and into the
outside would where it can cause harm to the public on mass. As such the precaution that should be
taken to avoid such incidents from occurring should be the instalment of an air filtration system, this
system should be tasked will the job of bringing filtered air into the room while also via a separate duct
taking air out and filtering the air before it enters the atmosphere. The term filtration in this case refers
to the re-movement of potentially harmful particulates in the air. Figure 1:
https://www.
sylvane.com/
media/misc/i
mages/prodp
hoto/ra1746/
rabbit-air-
filtration-
syste.gif
