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Performance Qualification Protocol cum Report of Bio Safety Cabinet

1.0 Overview

The Performance Qualification of Bio Safety Cabinet is carrying out in order to provide the high degree of assurance that the equipment perform as per user requirement and indented use.

2.0 Purpose

The purpose is to provide an outline for the Performance Qualification of equipment to verify that:

  • The system meets the user requirement Specification.

  • Document the verification that equipment performs consistently and in the state of control.

  • Assure that Bio Safety Cabinet is adequate to support the process for which the system is intended

3.0 Background

The Bio Safety Cabinet, Equipment I.D. XXXXXXXX installed in Culture Handling area of Microbiology Lab at XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Ltd. This protocol defines the methods and documentation that shall be used to evaluate the performance attributes of Bio Safety Cabinet in accordance with the user requirement specifications and intended use.

4.0 Performance Qualification Test Matrix

Sr. No.

Test Name

1.0

Inflow Air Velocity

2.0

Down flow Air Velocity

3.0

Differential Pressure Test

4.0

HEPA Filter Leakage Test

5.0

Non Viable Particle Count

6.0

Viable Particle Count

7.0

Recovery Study

8.0

Air Flow Pattern

9.0

Biological Challenge-Based Performance Qualification of Class II Biosafety Cabinet as per ISO 12469 and NSF/ANSI 49

9.1

Personal Protection Test

9.2

Product Protection Test

9.3

Cross Contamination Protection Test

5.0 Performance Qualification Procedure

The following procedure shall be used for Performance of Bio Safety Cabinet:

  • Training shall be imparted to the concerned personal on Performance Qualification protocol.

  • Verification of performance of Bio Safety Cabinet done by monitoring the parameters like velocity, HEPA filter Integrity, Differential Pressure, Air flow pattern and Recovery.

  • Biological Challenge-Based Performance Qualification of Class II Biosafety Cabinet as per ISO 12469 and NSF/ANSI 49

  • Operate the Bio Safety Cabinet as per respective standard operating procedure.

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