Laboratory methods

Centrifuge Accident: Action Algorithm by SanPiN

Action algorithm for a laboratory centrifuge accident according to SanPiN 3.3686-21: disinfection rules, aerosol exposure, and chamber treatment.

Laboratory centrifuge chamber: rotor damage and broken blood tubes
Laboratory centrifuge chamber: rotor damage and broken blood tubes

“In case of an accident during centrifuge operation, the centrifuge is switched off, de-energized, and after 40 minutes (after aerosol settling), the lid is slowly opened. Centrifuge cups and broken glass are placed in a disinfectant solution; the lid surface, internal parts of the centrifuge, and its outer surface are disinfected.”

Sanitary Rules and Norms SanPiN 3.3686-21 “Sanitary and Epidemiological Requirements for the Prevention of Infectious Diseases”