Facilities

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The complex consists of two greenhouses of 6.5 x 8.0 m2 and 8.0 x 8.0 m2 in area and provides 6.5x1.4 m2 and 6.5 x 1.0 m2 of plant growth space. These greenhouses are air-conditioned with cooling system, equipped with motorised thermal screen, monitoring control system (temperature and humidity) and automated irrigation system. The walls and roofs are twin-walled polycarbonate glazed

RTPC2 Features

  • Greenhouse 1:5 units of benches with space of 6.5 x 1.0 m2
  • Greenhouse 2:3 units of benches with space of 6.5 x 1.4 m2
  • Environmental Control System: Humidification system, motorized thermal screen, cooling system, monitoring system
  • Hydraulic services: irrigation system, sewer, drainage water collection and disinfection
  • Security system based on thumbprint readings
  • Safety facilities: emergency shower, eye-wash and fire extinguisher

Special Practices

  1. All persons entering the facility must be advised of the potential hazards and meet specific entry/exit requirements (S.O.P 5)
  2. A biosafety manual must be prepared and adopted as policy and must be available and accessible
  3. Potentially infectious materials must be placed in a durable, leak proof container during collection, handling, processing, storage, or transport within a facility (S.O.P 6 and S.O.P 7)
  4. Facility equipment should be routinely decontaminated, as well as, after spills or other potential contamination (S.O.P 12 and S.O.P16)
    - Spills involving infectious materials must be contained, decontaminated, and cleaned up by staff properly trained and equipped to workwith infectious material
    - Equipment must be decontaminated before repair, maintenance, or removal from the laboratory
  5. Incidents that may result in exposure to infectious materials must be immediately evaluated and treated according. All such incidents must be reported to the laboratory supervisor (S.O.P 20)