BSL LABORATORIES - III & IV
BSL Overview
In the present zoonotic nature of the many existing, emerging, and reemerging diseases like Avian Influenza, rabies, Tuberculosis, Anthrax, Brucellosis, and Leptospirosis, Bio-safety and Biosecurity is of the utmost importance for developing countries, it becomes essential to have such laboratories to contain the spread of diseases of unknown and known origins.
Project understanding
Setting up a new BSL ¾ Laboratory as per the guideline of WHO/USFDA/EN for handling high individual risk and high community risk group pathogens and uncharacterized viruses effectively. As the BSL laboratories have national and international level importance in the field of medicine and research. These Laboratories are functionally essential to detect and analyze various viruses causing epidemics.
BSL Laboratories will be essential to carry-out the research and testing in a safe manner to avoid the risk to personnel as well as environment
BSL Laboratories Levels:
The four biosafety levels are BSL-1, BSL-2, BSL-3, and BSL-4, with BSL-4 being the highest (maximum) level of containment. There are additional specific rules and designations for animal research (ABSL), agricultural research (BSL-Ag), and other types of research.
Land requirement:
Built-up area required approx. 200 m2 For working of 4 People in a single BSL III & IV Lab
Tentative Layout Overview:
Personnel entry and exit protocols
Waste management and containment of discarded materials from the labs
| # | DESCRIPTION | FLOOR | AREA (Sq. M) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Most Negative Pressure lab for BSL ¾ for working of 4 people only | Ground | 45 |
| 2 | Ante-room, Entry and Exit areas, Changing and Gowning rooms, Quarantine space, Dirty and Clean corridors, Storage Space, Sterile preparation, Inspection, QC laboratory & Service Area (For Air Handling System & Clean utilities) |
Ground | 105 |
| 3 | Utility Department (Outside main Building) at least below the 2 Mtr from the ground floo | Under Ground | 50 |
| Total Built Up Floor Area in Sq. m. | 200 Sq. | ||
Exhaust Treatment
Treating of exhaust air as per guidelines – In BSL Laboratories the air exhaust becomes critical and it must be treated to neutralize the hazardousness in the exhaust air before exhausting it to the atmosphere
