Any activity that brings hands or fingers in contact with mucosal surface such as eating, drinking, smoking, or applying make-up shall be prohibited.
Avoid traffic around the BSC when it is in use to maintain proper airflow and function.
Remove any unnecessary items from the BSC.
Contaminated items such as pipettes, plastic loops, microscope slides should be soaked in 10% bleach for 2 hours before autoclaving. This disinfects all items before transferring to the autoclave.
Always wash hands after removing gloves and before leaving the laboratory.
