3 Questions to Answer Before Implementing ASHRAE 241

Brian Baker | September 25, 2023

The COVID pandemic demonstrated the essential role that ventilation and filtration can play in airborne pathogen mitigation and ensuring healthy indoor environments. Guidance on the appropriate levels of ventilation and filtration were generally established in the early days of the pandemic and were based on flushing rates required to reduce indoor airborne particle levels. In...

Business Continuity Planning: Ensure Your Laboratory is Prepared for a Crisis

Nanette Moss | January 2, 2020

It is not a matter of if disasters will occur, but when will they occur. According to the Business Continuity Institute – 2019 Horizon Scan Report the top five threats of greatest concern for 2020 are: Cyber-attack or data breach IT and telecom outage Adverse weather or natural disaster Critical infrastructure failure (e.g. power disruption)...

Workplace Violence: How to Prevent, Prepare and React to an Armed Intruder

Nanette Moss | August 8, 2019

Any workplace can be vulnerable to violence, but having a plan in place to prevent, prepare and react to an armed intruder or active shooter is the best way to minimize severity and save lives. With the frequency of shooting incidents increasing, it’s more important than ever for workplaces to be prepared. In fact, assaults...

The Importance of Tabletop Exercises — and How to Do Them Properly

Nanette Moss | June 4, 2019

If your biotechnology organization has a thoroughly developed business continuity plan or crisis management plan, you might think you’re well prepared for the unexpected. However, how can you really know your plan will work? While there’s no foolproof way to ensure your research facility or commercial laboratory is 100 percent safe from vulnerabilities and disaster...