29 Safety, Hazard Containment & Sterilising Equipment
Time Critical Delivery of Biowaste Decontamination Systems Completed at UK COVID-19 Vaccine Production Facility
Suncombe has designed, built and delivered high specification biowaste effluent decontamination systems (EDS) in an extremely short timeframe to support the expanding Covid-19 vaccine production programme of a global manufacturer in the United Kingdom. To complete this work the company has constructed new vaccine production areas, each of which required a dedicated decontamination system for BSL3 biowaste.
Normally BSL3 decontamination systems need to be housed within secure containment rooms. However, due to the fast-track nature of this project, there was no time for a specially built containment area to be incorporated into the facility. So Suncombe proposed that the decontamination systems could each be mounted in purpose-built containerised modules, with full containment barriers built within the containers.
The biowaste EDS were built and tested inside containerised modules, including the process equipment. These modules also incorporate containment barriers, a washing facility, lobby, safe change HEPA air filtration, door locks and other features, all essential requirements for a BSL3 biowaste treatment system.
An advanced BioSuite#3000 software package was added. This was developed by Suncombe engineers and is suitable for full validation, incorporating 21CFR part 11 compliance, user levels and an audit trail, to control all of the equipment.
Construction started prior to the completion of detailed design, in order to achieve the very fast timescale. The initial design methodology was agreed which enabled construction to be started, while allowing the process development to continue.
This project, was carried out with the backdrop of COVID-19 measures, which affected the ability to secure materials and also impacted on working patterns, such as social distancing and increased hygiene, to ensure the safety of the company’s workforce.
Two containerised systems have recently been delivered following extensive testing to ensure a ‘plug ‘n’ play’ start up when arriving on site.
“Suncombe was able to improve on the promised timescales and deliver ahead of schedule,” explained Operations Director, Steve Overton. “We are delighted to have been able to get involved in this new vaccine production facility and to employ our 60 years of experience, extensive knowledge and ‘can do’ attitude to help in the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added. More information online:
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Effective Air Purifi cation System for Pathogen Particles and Allergens
Halo Smart P air purification stations from Erlab capture viruses, bacteria, allergens and all dust and particulate matter at the source and trap them permanently in a high-efficiency filter with multiple layers of bonded glass microfibers.
Originally developed to capture viruses and bacteria pathogens from the air during handling in biology laboratories, Halo Smart P air stations are recommended for any enclosed or poorly ventilated space where people gather.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are particularly suitable for spaces which make wearing a mask impossible - restaurants, long- term care facilities, staff and school dining halls - or difficult, as well as in places where social distancing is challenging, such as enclosed offices and elevators.
Halo Smart P is particularly suitable for air treatment in spaces where people gather: education, hotels and restaurants, shopping, assisted living and other enclosed or confined spaces.
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Thanks to AstellBio’s new range of thermal Effl uent Decontamination Systems (EDSs), the need to add chemical disinfectants to discarded liquids and wastewater may now be over, for even the smallest laboratories. Clad in iconic black and white panel work, these miniaturised wastewater sterilising plants are making big strides towards greener waste management.
From the disposal of samples to the wash-down of equipment, the sterilisation of liquid waste is a daily occurrence within laboratories. What is more, with a rapidly expanding biotechnologies sector, the need to fi nd cleaner ways of sterilising liquid waste is of ever-growing importance.
Unlike with other methods, thermal sterilisation is effective when wastewater is opaque or contains solids. Yet this technology is not new; AstellBio thermal EDS have operated in businesses around the globe for decades, with each unit processing thousands of litres of wastewater daily. The change comes in scale. AstellBio’s new range of products, the AstellBio Sink, Micro EDS, and AstellBio Sink & Autoclave Combo, are the Lilliputian cousins of their industrial-sized counterparts, requiring only domestic-type electricity and water supplies.
The Micro EDS forms the heart of the range. Capable of sterilising 9L of <=BSL-3 wastewater every 45 minutes, the diminutive unit can be plumbed into the effl uent output of a wide range of appliances. The AstellBio Sink takes this concept further, providing a fi tted basin and automatic tap – allowing users to wash materials down the sink with the assurance wastewater will be sterilised before it is dispatched to the drain. Completing the series is the AstellBio Sink & Autoclave Combo, adding an Astell top-loading autoclave alongside the Sink, allowing instruments and solid waste to be sterilised simultaneously with the wastewater.
All three units are fi tted with casters for easy movement, feature a simple-to-use touchscreen controller, and can be fi tted with a wide array of options.
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