As your commissioning agent, World BioHazTec serves as a subject matter expert for the design and commissioning of your new or renovated laboratory. Our subject matter experts participate in the design, construction and commissioning phases of your project so that anticipated problems that would interfere with the successful commissioning are identified early.

World BioHazTec performs the testing you need to be assured that your laboratory is commissioned to meet compliance standards. We specialize in testing laboratory biosafety and biocontainment systems. Our team works with stakeholders and has in-depth knowledge and understanding of meeting the specifications standards for public, private, international and institution clients.

There are always challenges when designing a laboratory. From regulatory compliance to efficient operations to entry and exit design to waste management, the questions are endless. Design decisions make huge impacts on budgets and the project life cycle. World BioHazTec provides you with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and biosafety professionals to work with your design team to identify potential design solutions and innovations. With our extensive experience with BSL-2, BSL-3 and BSL-4 laboratory planning, operation, administration and proven designs, we offer solutions and innovations for high and maximum capabilities. World BioHazTec provides the knowledge, background, requirements and, most importantly, experiences to determine the best laboratory design with necessary support services. Interpreting the regulations and guidelines for laboratory design can be overwhelming. We alleviate your concerns by reviewing the design documents and having a dialogue with the stakeholders about their needs. With every program decision, we incorporate over 25 years of experience on what works well now and new trends in design which lessen operational costs and improve efficiency.

Airflow reversals and other HVAC challenges can delay your work. World BioHazTec understands the components to ensure a properly working HVAC system. Our dedicated professionals are able to identify the issues and provide solutions. To ensure proper airflow dynamics, World BioHazTec evaluates the HVAC system and conducts a site facility diagnostic test to pinpoint issues. Following the site visit, World BioHazTec will provide a Report of Findings that provides recommendations to resolve lab ventilation issues. The laboratory's ventilation system can be complex and problematic. World BioHazTec’s engineers have worked with hundreds of critical environments including cleanrooms, high containment laboratories, maximum containment laboratories, chemistry laboratories, insectaries, isolation wards and surgical suites. We have evaluated designs both on paper and onsite and have recommended solutions that will make your HVAC system perform appropriately and in compliance with guidelines and regulations.

A major key to cost control occurs in the planning stage for your new or renovated laboratory project. World BioHazTec’s experts provide comprehensive planning and conceptual design services focused on laboratory constructability and value. Our feasibility studies and conceptual design services provide decision makers with the knowledge, background, requirements and, most importantly, experiences to determine the best site and cost estimate for a laboratory design with necessary support services. Imagine a dedicated team of top-notch consultants at your back. World BioHazTec has you covered.

By comparing your current safety procedures against your safety requirements and best practices and benchmarks, World BioHazTec can help you identify areas where you are falling short and develop strategies for improvement.  This will allow you to streamline operations, reduce errors and improve overall efficiency leading to better outcomes and ensuring the health and safety of your workers and researchers.

Your lab requires reliable and accurate third-party testing to meet guidelines and regulatory standards. We perform a risk assessment of your laboratory that verifies:

Inward directional airflow

Decontamination systems are working properly

Building Automation System performance

Alarms are working properly

HVAC HEPA filters are certified

Exhaust fan motors are checked and routine maintenance is conducted

Laboratory has no unsealed penetrations

Biological safety cabinets are certified

Seals on centrifuges, Class III cabinets, gloves on Class III cabinets, etc., have been checked and replaced

Drench showers, eyewash stations and hands-free sinks have been confirmed to be operating properly

Air flow detectors have been confirmed to be working accurately

Biosafety policies and procedures

World BioHazTec’s independent certification/verification proactively mitigates or manages the identified risks for systems function to performance requirements. By certifying your laboratory, you can:

Evaluate inward direction airflow without putting the Building Automation System at risk by using our certified equipment

Verify equipment is working properly including alarms, decontamination systems, HVAC HEPA filters, biological safety cabinets, etc.

Reduce lab shutdown time through efficient and process-driven testing

Drive management-level decision-making through a thorough risk assessment to forecast operations and maintenance needs

Benchmark biosafety policies and procedures against the industry and incorporate best practices

Engage with our experts with one year of reach-back services. We are just a phone call or email away to answer your biosafety questions.

Be comforted knowing that your laboratory design, construction or renovation project is being led by industry experts. World BioHazTec integrates the right people and place to create value and sustainable laboratories for those we serve. Sharing ideas, customizing approaches and providing solutions for your research or public health project is what we do. We view each project with an appreciation of its surroundings and place in the community. Acting as your representative for your laboratory construction or renovation project, we coordinate all relevant details so that your project goals are met and your compliance requirements are satisfied.

Facility construction may differ from the design of your facility due to site constraints. World BioHazTec inspects the laboratory construction to ensure that the architectural features and equipment meet the government regulations, guidelines and standards. We conduct a barrier inspection to identify potential maintenance constraints and continuous improvement opportunities.

An industry expert will come on site to:

Evaluate HVAC components

Inspect finishes

Examine sealing techniques

Investigate mock-ups

Discuss construction techniques with the Contractor

Develop HVAC failure scenarios for commissioning and/or certification

Provide work-around resolutions for construction issues identified

Advise on compilation of safety and facility policies and procedures.

Whether you are just in the beginning stages of developing your Biorisk Management System (BMS) or need technical guidance to update your BMS due to changes happening with your facility, World BioHazTec can evaluate your BMS and make recommendations to improve your organization’s biorisk posture and meet ‘ISO 35001:2019 Biorisk management for laboratories and other related organizations’.

World BioHazTec develops validation protocols and performs hands-on testing of equipment to ensure adequate sterilization of waste prior to removal from your facility. Our validation capabilities include:

Autoclaves

Decontamination Chambers

Effluent Decontamination Systems

Tissue Digesters.

Why Should I Validate My Lab Waste Equipment?

Exposure to biological materials needs to be mitigated from start to finish. Contaminated waste from your laboratory needs to be treated prior to its removal. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 6th Edition notes that an appropriate decontamination program should be developed and implemented with the decontamination processes being verified on a routine basis. Additionally, section 12(a)(3) of the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) regulations describes the need for a written procedure for all validated methods used for disinfection, decontamination, or destruction of contaminated or presumptively contaminated materials.

World BioHazTec takes the burden off of you to validate your equipment that decontaminates lab waste. Our documented protocols are site-specific for your facility. We come onsite to independently determine that the equipment complies with specific standards for safety, quality and performance. All results are documented in a detailed report.