Health and Safety
News
Cleanroom chemicals added to ECHA authorisation list– 14-May-2013
Environmental health concerns will require permission for use
Noroclear kills hospital bugs in 60 seconds– 25-Apr-2013
Available in three formats of surface wipes, hand wipes and a hand rub
Needle-Trap protects healthcare workers from sharps injuries– 23-Apr-2013
Schreiner MediPharm syringe label has an integrated plastic trap
Labconco biosafety cabinet balances comfort and precision– 15-Apr-2013
Features Inclination Technology and MyLogic operating system
SureLife Filter Calculator helps simplify respirator filter selection– 10-Apr-2013
To ensure that users get the appropriate level of protection
New committee starts working for safe biocidal products– 28-Mar-2013
The Biocidal Products Committee will play an important role in the approval of active substances
BioVanguard biological safety cabinets provide high protection– 25-Mar-2013
Offer low energy consumption and low maintenance costs
FDA sends Warning Letter to Apotex of Canada– 20-Mar-2013
Inspections continue to find repeated deficiencies in quality systems at facilities
Infection control market will be worth US$14bn by 2017– 19-Mar-2013
North America is largest regional market, with Asia the growing fastest
DebMed GMS helps hand hygiene compliance– 14-Mar-2013
Also protects patients and healthcare workers from hospital superbugs
Casella introduces CEL-712 data logging instrument– 12-Mar-2013
For the real-time detection of airborne dusts, fumes and aerosols
Georgia-Pacific Professional and Versus Technology collaborate – 5-Mar-2013
They aim to improve hand hygiene in healthcare by introducing SafeHaven monitoring system
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Articles
Gas storage with no added pressures– 31-Jan-2013
Hazardous, toxic gases used in semiconductor fabrication are stored in and delivered from high-density media that adsorb gas molecules inside nano-sized pore structures, virtually eliminating accidental gas releases. ATMI’s BrightBlack precision nanoporous carbon has been specifically optimised for pore size and density to achieve the most favourable physical adsorption of these dangerous gas molecules.
Designing isolators with reliability– 29-Feb-2012
Reliability and efficiency are two major hurdles to overcome in pharmaceutical containment, but can be overcome through proper planning. This must result in robust, ergonomic isolator design, taking into account the need to modify process equipment, powder handling requirements, explosion risk, cleaning regimes, glove material choice and sampling procedures.
Heavy metals – know your limits– 12-Aug-2011
Levels of heavy metals and particularly toxic metals in pharmaceutical and food products are under increasing scrutiny by regulatory bodies such as the European Medicines Agency. Closed Vessel Microwave digestion prepared samples can be analysed by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) or Inductively Coupled Plasma – Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) to give reliable detection results at a parts per billion level.
The meaning behind the symbols– 26-Jul-2011
Gloves for personal protection must undergo testing to ensure they conform to risk-specific standards regarding their resistance to mechanical or thermal/cold risk or penetration by chemicals, radiation or micro-organisms. In accordance with European Personal Protection Equipment Directives and EU standards EN420:2003 EN 374:2003, gloves or their packaging must carry the CE mark and a series of pictograms to ensure that the level of protection is adequate for the categories of hazard to which they will be exposed.
Selecting gloves– 25-Mar-2011
Choosing which type of disposable glove is best for a particular process is complex. Nick Gardner, Shield Scientific, reviews the range of choices, limiting factors and documents required to ensure they meet cleanroom criteria
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Events
Infection Prevention 2013– 23-Apr-2013
30 September - 2 October 2013
Conference and exhibition
ExCeL London, UK
The 2013 Effective Laboratory Conference – 4-Feb-2013
18 - 19 June 2013
Conference and exhibition
University of Liverpool, UK