Esco's Labculture Class II Type B2 biosafety cabinets have been certified to Underwriters Laboratories safety requirements for 'Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use', for the USA and Canada
Compliance to the UL safety requirements is a pre-requisite for NSF49-certification of biosafety cabinets.
The Esco LB2 models are now officially listed on the NSF website.
This is the third Esco biosafety cabinet to be certified to the NSF49, making Esco one of only 11 biosafety cabinet manufacturers in the world to be certified to this stringent biosafety standard.
Esco is also one of the few to have products certified to both the US NSF49 and European EN12469 for biosafety cabinets.
Launched in the first quarter of 2005, Esco's Labculture Class II Type B2 biosafety cabinet features many unique, state-of-the-art developments which include superior ULPA filters with 99.999% efficiency, a microprocessor-based control system, BioCote anti-microbial powder-coated body and laminated shatterproof safety glass.
Incorporating a non-circulating total exhaust design, the cabinet provides ISO Class 3 cleanliness within workzone to protect the operator, product and environment from biohazardous aerosols.
