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Prevention Guide - Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs - Irsst

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Bench<br />

7. PLANNING THE ONCOLOGY PHARMACY<br />

BETWEEN THE FRONT OF THE BSC AND:<br />

a normal<br />

traffic path<br />

the front <strong>of</strong><br />

another BSC<br />

a bench parallel to<br />

the BSC used by the<br />

same operator<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

Passageway<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

a door in a wall<br />

perpendicular to the BSC<br />

an opposite wall (or<br />

another impediment<br />

to air flow)<br />

any compensatory air<br />

diffuser other than the<br />

"low speed" type<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

Wall<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

Air<br />

diffuser<br />

BETWEEN THE END OF THE BSC AND:<br />

a wall or another obstacle<br />

perpendicular to the BSC<br />

a pillar in front <strong>of</strong> the<br />

front <strong>of</strong> the BSC<br />

a door in a wall<br />

parallel to the BSC<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

Pillar<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

Wall<br />

Door<br />

B<br />

S<br />

C<br />

BSC protection area (surface on which the air flow may<br />

not be disturbed by anyone other than the operator)<br />

FIGURE 11<br />

Minimum distances recommended for the positioning <strong>of</strong> biological safety cabinets<br />

(Source: INRS, 2003)<br />

PREVENTION GUIDE – SAFE HANDLING OF HAZARDOUS DRUGS ASSTSAS 7-9

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