Safety White Papers & Case Studies
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Development Of The Labconco Protector® XStream® High Performance Laboratory Fume Hood
8/3/2011
Safety is the primary purpose of any laboratory hood. Facility managers and laboratory planners desire fume hoods that can conserve energy without compromising safety.
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Case Study: Dust Collection System Solves Ingredient Processor’s Dust And A/C Challenges
5/24/2010
In its powdered ingredients processing facility, Mulligan Sales required both substantial dust collection and constant air conditioning for temperature and humidity control. Running both systems simultaneously was not an option with the company’s existing dust collectors—an external baghouse unit with envelope-type filters and a manual shaker for filter cleaning. By United Air Specialists
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The 7 Most Important Questions To Ask When Selecting An Aqueous Cleaner
Today's aqueous critical-cleaning detergents are blended for specific applications. Substrate, degree of soil load, and cleaning processes are all important considerations when selecting a detergent.
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Challenges With Modern Oncology Drugs: Aseptic Preparation Of Cytotoxic Compounds
This white paper focuses on the challenges facing modern oncology pharmacies concerning the aseptic preparation of cytotoxic drug compounds. It considers the current regulatory and health & safety issues faced by pharmacists and details some of the measures to tackle these problems, such as the use of isolator technology and the application of good manufacturing practice and quality risk management principles. Jane Metcalfe BSc (Hons), MSc, Field Applications Specialist, Bioquell UK Ltd
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An Inexact Science: Biosafety Risk Assessment
One of a Biosafety Officer or Laboratory Manager’s most vital functions is that of performing Risk Assessments. This multistep process becomes the backbone of a microbiology laboratory’s Biosafety Plan, Operating Procedures, and, if done early, facility design. By Brian Garrett, LEED® Green Associate & Product Specialist, Labconco Corporation
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Supply Chain Management Is The Key To Growth For Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Manufacturers
It has been said that ‘demographics are destiny,’ and this is certainly true of the global growth of the middle class. Newly empowered consumers around the world are creating dynamic and expanding new markets for products that promise to sustain and improve the quality of their lives. International trade has become particularly important for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers because 57 percent of demand is now found outside of North America. Foreign markets are also manifesting the fastest growth. Yet less than one percent of U.S. healthcare companies export3. What factors hinder pharmaceutical and medical device organizations from participating in the large and growing global marketplace? Many companies cite two primary concerns as the impediment to taking their businesses beyond a solely domestic focus. By Scott Szwast, Healthcare Segment Marketing Director, UPS
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The Challenge of Measuring Total Organic Carbon In Modern Pharmaceutical Water Systems
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) is one of the quality attributes defined in the European and USA pharmacopoeias for pharmaceutical waters. Modern water treatment systems can deliver such high purity water that TOC levels can be consistently close to zero and very difficult to measure with any accuracy. This paper discusses some of the challenges when using TOC analysers to demonstrate pharmacopoeial TOC level compliance for modern water systems in the light of the ICH Q2 document from the International Conference on Harmonisation.