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AS/NZS 2982:2010
[Pending Revision]Laboratory design and construction
Sets out requirements relating to the design and construction of buildings that house laboratories. It applies both to new laboratories and to where existing buildings are converted to laboratory use. Special sections are included for hazardous substances, biological, radiological, and secondary school laboratories.
Published: 12/03/2010
Pages: 45
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Cited references
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Design
1.3 Referenced documents
1.4 Definitions
2 General laboratory construction requirements
2.1 Scope of section
2.2 Protection against sunlight
2.3 Structural integrity
2.4 Construction materials and finishes
2.5 Floors
2.6 Walls
2.7 Ceilings
2.8 Ventilation openings
2.9 Benches
2.10 Aisles
2.11 Egress and access
2.12 Shelving
2.13 Fixtures, fittings and equipment
2.14 Fume cupboards and cabinets
2.15 Lunch rooms and toilets
2.16 Write up areas
2.17 Restricted access
2.18 Water heaters
3 Reticulated services
3.1 Scope of section
3.2 Identification and colour coding
3.3 Service isolation
3.4 Emergency shut off
3.5 Exposed service pipes
3.6 Piping in concealed spaces
3.7 Reticulation from gas cylinders
3.7.1 General
3.7.2 Control of pressure
3.7.3 Pipes
3.7.4 Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders
3.7.5 Asphyxiant gases
3.8 Vacuum reticulation
3.9 Hydraulic services
3.9.1 General
3.9.2 Materials
3.9.3 Drinking water
3.9.4 Safety shower and eyewash
3.9.5 Disposal of liquid waste
4 Electrical services
4.1 Standards and regulations
4.2 Laboratory power
4.3 Laboratory lighting
5 Ventilation and air quality
5.1 General
5.2 Ventilation for occupants
5.3 Natural ventilation
5.4 Mechanical ventilation
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Natural ventilation as back-up
5.5 Airborne contaminants
5.5.1 Exposure limits
5.5.2 Contaminant control
5.5.3 Control of flammable gases and vapours
5.6 Local exhaust ventilation
5.7 Ventilation for hazardous chemical stores
6 Health and safety requirements
6.1 General
6.2 Safety showers and eyewashers
6.2.1 Provision of equipment
6.2.2 Operation and access
6.2.3 Equipment specifications
6.3 Handwashing facilities
6.4 Safety noticeboards
6.5 Safety signs
6.6 Hazard signs and placards
6.7 Additional requirements
7 Storage of hazardous substances
7.1 General
7.2 Flammable liquids cabinets
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Segregation
7.2.3 Maximum capacity
7.2.4 Cabinet venting
7.3 Flammable liquids stores
7.4 Compressed-gas cylinders
7.5 Storage areas for corrosive material
7.5.1 General construction
7.5.2 Floors
7.6 Chemical storage cabinets
7.7 Storage for solid and liquid wastes
8 Biological laboratories
8.1 Scope of section
8.2 Laboratory layout
8.2.1 Separation of work areas
8.2.2 Microbiological work areas
8.3 Security
8.4 Ventilation
8.5 Sterilization
8.6 Biological waste disposal
8.6.1 General
8.6.2 Incinerators
8.7 Animal accommodation facilities
8.7.1 Application
8.7.2 Separation of animal accommodation
8.7.3 Prevention of vermin
8.7.4 Separation of infected animals
8.7.5 Clean stores
8.7.6 Autopsy and experimental areas
8.7.7 Waste handling and storage
8.7.8 Cage area
8.7.9 Ventilation
8.7.10 Animal containment
8.7.11 Cleaning
8.8 Additional requirements for animal accommodation
8.9 Requirements for plant houses
8.10 Requirements for invertebrate facilities
9 Laboratories in which radioactive materials and ionizing radiations are used
9.1 Scope of section
9.2 General
9.2.1 Radiation warning signs
9.2.2 Shielding
9.2.3 Limitation on access
9.2.4 General requirements for radiation laboratories
9.2.4.1 Separation
9.2.4.2 Planning
9.2.5 General requirements for radioisotope laboratories
9.2.5.1 Separation
9.2.5.2 Planning
9.2.5.3 Building expansion joints
9.2.5.4 Cleaning
9.2.5.5 Sealed systems
9.2.5.6 Working space
9.2.5.7 Cleanliness
9.2.5.8 Laboratory identification
9.2.5.9 Wastes
9.3 Minimum criteria for radioisotope laboratories
9.3.1 Laboratory grading
9.3.2 General
9.3.3 Floor penetrations
9.3.4 Low-level laboratories
9.3.5 Medium-level laboratories
9.3.6 High-level laboratories
9.4 Summary of design requirements
9.5 Storage of radioactive materials
9.5.1 General
9.5.2 Security
9.5.3 Shielding
9.5.4 Ventilation
9.5.5 Signage
10 Secondary school laboratories
10.1 Scope of section
10.2 Reticulated services
10.2.1 Gas isolating valves
10.2.2 Controls labelling
10.3 Electrical services
10.4 Hazardous materials
10.4.1 Flammable liquids
10.4.2 Chemicals emitting hazardous vapours
Appendix A
A1 The planning brief
A2 Siting of buildings
A3 Environmental conditions within laboratories
A4 Laboratory access
A4.1 Laboratory egress
A4.2 Control of access
A4.3 Access for materials and equipment
A5 Work surface heights
A6 Storage
A6.1 Storage heights
A6.2 Storage depths and access
A7 Fume, safety, laminar flow cabinets and cupboards
A7.1 Containment devices
A7.2 Laminar flow cabinets
Cited references in this standard
NOHSC:3009
Guidance Note for Placarding Stores for Dangerous Goods and Specified Hazardous Substances (1990)
AS/NZS 3500
Plumbing and drainage (series)
[Superseded]
Slip resistance classification of new pedestrian surface materials
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