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Class II Type A1 BSC Characteristics
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Class II Type A1 BSC Characteristics




  • Exhaust approximately 30% of total air handled and recirculate 70% in cabinet

  • Minimum inflow air velocity is 75 fpm (0.38 m/s) through the front opening

  • May exhaust HEPA filtered air back into the room or through a canopy (to the outdoors)

  • Audiovisual alarm required when connected to a building exhaust system

  • May have contaminated ducts and plenums under positive pressure to the room


Type A1 cabinets are not suitable for work with volatile toxic chemical and volatile radionuclides.



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Type A1 Cabinets
Type A1 Cabinet with canopy
Type A1 Cabinet without canopy