Have a complete biological spill kit ready to go before you start the clean-up.
- Wear lab coat, safety goggles and gloves during clean up.
- Allow cabinet to run during clean up.
- Soak up spilled material with disposable paper towels (work surface and drain basin) and apply disinfectant with a minimum of 15 minutes contact time.
- Wipe up spillage and disinfectant with disposable paper towels.
- Wipe the walls, work surface and any equipment in the cabinet with a disinfectant soaked paper towel.
- Discard contaminated disposable materials in biohazard bag(s) and autoclave before discarding as waste.
- Place contaminated reusable items in biohazard bags, or heat resistant pans or containers with lids before autoclaving and further clean up.
- Expose non-autoclavable materials to disinfectant, 15 minutes contact time, before removal from the BSC.
- Remove protective clothing used during clean-up and place in a biohazard bag for further processing by laundry (UAH or department).
- Run cabinet at least 10 minutes after cleanup and before resuming work.
- Inform all users of the BSC as well as the laboratory supervisor about the spill and successful clean up as soon as possible.