AS/NZS 2982:2010

1 - AS/NZS 2982:2010 LABORATORY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - FOREWORD
8 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
8 - 1.1 SCOPE
8 - 1.2 DESIGN
8 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
10 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
11 - 1.4.1 Air-handling system
11 - 1.4.2 Approved, approval
11 - 1.4.3 AQIS (Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service)
11 - 1.4.4 Contaminated
11 - 1.4.5 Corrosive
11 - 1.4.6 Cryogenic liquid
11 - 1.4.7 Dangerous goods
11 - 1.4.8 Designated radiation area (DRA)
11 - 1.4.9 Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA)
12 - 1.4.10 Flammable
12 - 1.4.11 Flammable liquid
12 - 1.4.12 Flammable liquid storage cabinet
12 - 1.4.13 Flashpoint
12 - 1.4.14 Fume cabinet (also known as ‘recirculating fume cabinet’)
12 - 1.4.15 Fume (as used in the term ‘fume cupboard’ or ‘fume cabinet’)
12 - 1.4.16 Fume cupboard
12 - 1.4.17 Gas container
12 - 1.4.18 OGTR (Office of the Gene Technology Regulator)
12 - 1.4.19 Hazard
13 - 1.4.20 Hazardous substance
13 - 1.4.21 HEPA filter
13 - 1.4.22 HSNO
13 - 1.4.23 Ignition source
13 - 1.4.24 International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
13 - 1.4.25 Laboratory
14 - 1.4.26 Laboratory-biological
14 - 1.4.27 Laboratory-extreme hazard
14 - 1.4.28 Laboratory-microbiological
14 - 1.4.29 Laboratory-radiation
14 - 1.4.30 Laboratory-radioisotope
14 - 1.4.31 Laboratory-radiological
14 - 1.4.32 Laboratory-secondary
14 - 1.4.33 Laboratory waste
14 - 1.4.34 May
15 - 1.4.35 Mechanical ventilation
15 - 1.4.36 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) Biosecurity New Zealand
15 - 1.4.37 Natural ventilation
15 - 1.4.38 NHMRC (National Health and Medical Research Council)
15 - 1.4.39 Pathogen
15 - 1.4.40 Physical containment
15 - 1.4.41 Plenum
15 - 1.4.42 Potable water
15 - 1.4.43 Radiation protection adviser (RPA)
15 - 1.4.44 Reticulated services
15 - 1.4.45 Risk
16 - 1.4.46 Shall
16 - 1.4.47 Should
16 - 1.4.48 Security sensitive agents
16 - 1.4.49 Storage room for hazardous substances
16 - 1.4.50 Zoonosis
17 - SECTION 2 GENERAL LABORATORY CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
17 - 2.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
17 - 2.2 PROTECTION AGAINST SUNLIGHT
17 - 2.3 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
17 - 2.4 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND FINISHES
17 - 2.5 FLOORS
18 - 2.6 WALLS
18 - 2.7 CEILINGS
18 - 2.8 VENTILATION OPENINGS
18 - 2.9 BENCHES
19 - 2.10 AISLES
20 - 2.11 EGRESS AND ACCESS
20 - 2.12 SHELVING
20 - 2.13 FIXTURES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT
22 - 2.14 FUME CUPBOARDS AND CABINETS
22 - 2.15 LUNCH ROOMS AND TOILETS
22 - 2.16 WRITE UP AREAS
22 - 2.17 RESTRICTED ACCESS
22 - 2.18 WATER HEATERS
23 - SECTION 3 RETICULATED SERVICES
23 - 3.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
23 - 3.2 IDENTIFICATION AND COLOUR CODING
23 - 3.3 SERVICE ISOLATION
23 - 3.4 EMERGENCY SHUT OFF
23 - 3.5 EXPOSED SERVICE PIPES
23 - 3.6 PIPING IN CONCEALED SPACES
23 - 3.7 RETICULATION FROM GAS CYLINDERS
23 - 3.7.1 General
24 - 3.7.2 Control of pressure
24 - 3.7.3 Pipes
24 - 3.7.4 Liquefied petroleum gas cylinders
24 - 3.7.5 Asphyxiant gases
24 - 3.8 VACUUM RETICULATION
24 - 3.9 HYDRAULIC SERVICES
24 - 3.9.1 General
24 - 3.9.2 Materials
24 - 3.9.3 Drinking water
24 - 3.9.4 Safety shower and eyewash
25 - 3.9.5 Disposal of liquid waste
26 - SECTION 4 ELECTRICAL SERVICES
26 - 4.1 STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS
26 - 4.2 LABORATORY POWER
26 - 4.3 LABORATORY LIGHTING
27 - SECTION 5 VENTILATION AND AIR QUALITY
27 - 5.1 GENERAL
27 - 5.2 VENTILATION FOR OCCUPANTS
27 - 5.3 NATURAL VENTILATION
27 - 5.4 MECHANICAL VENTILATION
27 - 5.4.1 General
28 - 5.4.2 Natural ventilation as back-up
28 - 5.5 AIRBORNE CONTAMINANTS
28 - 5.5.1 Exposure limits
28 - 5.5.2 Contaminant control
28 - 5.5.3 Control of flammable gases and vapours
28 - 5.6 LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION
29 - 5.7 VENTILATION FOR HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL STORES
31 - SECTION 6 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
31 - 6.1 GENERAL
31 - 6.2 SAFETY SHOWERS AND EYEWASHERS
31 - 6.2.1 Provision of equipment
31 - 6.2.2 Operation and access
31 - 6.2.3 Equipment specifications
31 - 6.3 HANDWASHING FACILITIES
32 - 6.4 SAFETY NOTICEBOARDS
32 - 6.5 SAFETY SIGNS
32 - 6.6 HAZARD SIGNS AND PLACARDS
32 - 6.7 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
33 - SECTION 7 STORAGE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
33 - 7.1 GENERAL
33 - 7.2 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS CABINETS
33 - 7.2.1 General
33 - 7.2.2 Segregation
33 - 7.2.3 Maximum capacity
33 - 7.2.4 Cabinet venting
33 - 7.3 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS STORES
34 - 7.4 COMPRESSED-GAS CYLINDERS
34 - 7.5 STORAGE AREAS FOR CORROSIVE MATERIAL
34 - 7.5.1 General construction
34 - 7.5.2 Floors
34 - 7.6 CHEMICAL STORAGE CABINETS
34 - 7.7 STORAGE FOR SOLID AND LIQUID WASTES
35 - SECTION 8 BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES
35 - 8.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
35 - 8.2 LABORATORY LAYOUT
35 - 8.2.1 Separation of work areas
35 - 8.2.2 Microbiological work areas
35 - 8.3 SECURITY
35 - 8.4 VENTILATION
35 - 8.5 STERILIZATION
36 - 8.6 BIOLOGICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
36 - 8.6.1 General
36 - 8.6.2 Incinerators
36 - 8.7 ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES
36 - 8.7.1 Application
36 - 8.7.2 Separation of animal accommodation
36 - 8.7.3 Prevention of vermin
36 - 8.7.4 Separation of infected animals
36 - 8.7.5 Clean stores
36 - 8.7.6 Autopsy and experimental areas
36 - 8.7.7 Waste handling and storage
37 - 8.7.8 Cage area
37 - 8.7.9 Ventilation
37 - 8.7.10 Animal containment
37 - 8.7.11 Cleaning
37 - 8.8 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ANIMAL ACCOMMODATION
37 - 8.9 REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANT HOUSES
37 - 8.10 REQUIREMENTS FOR INVERTEBRATE FACILITIES
38 - SECTION 9 LABORATORIES IN WHICH RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND IONIZING RADIATIONS ARE USED
38 - 9.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
38 - 9.2 GENERAL
38 - 9.2.1 Radiation warning signs
38 - 9.2.2 Shielding
38 - 9.2.3 Limitation on access
39 - 9.2.4 General requirements for radiation laboratories
39 - 9.2.5 General requirements for radioisotope laboratories
40 - 9.3 MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR RADIOISOTOPE LABORATORIES
40 - 9.3.1 Laboratory grading
41 - 9.3.2 General
41 - 9.3.3 Floor penetrations
41 - 9.3.4 Low-level laboratories
42 - 9.3.5 Medium-level laboratories
43 - 9.3.6 High-level laboratories
44 - 9.4 SUMMARY OF DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
44 - 9.5 STORAGE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
44 - 9.5.1 General
44 - 9.5.2 Security
44 - 9.5.3 Shielding
44 - 9.5.4 Ventilation
44 - 9.5.5 Signage
47 - SECTION 10 SECONDARY SCHOOL LABORATORIES
47 - 10.1 SCOPE OF SECTION
47 - 10.2 RETICULATED SERVICES
47 - 10.2.1 Gas isolating valves
47 - 10.2.2 Controls labelling
47 - 10.3 ELECTRICAL SERVICES
47 - 10.4 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
47 - 10.4.1 Flammable liquids
48 - 10.4.2 Chemicals emitting hazardous vapours
49 - APPENDIX A - PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
49 - A1 THE PLANNING BRIEF
49 - A2 SITING OF BUILDINGS
50 - A3 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN LABORATORIES
50 - A4 LABORATORY ACCESS
50 - A4.1 Laboratory egress
50 - A4.2 Control of access
50 - A4.3 Access for materials and equipment
51 - A5 WORK SURFACE HEIGHTS
51 - A6 STORAGE
51 - A6.1 Storage heights
51 - A6.2 Storage depths and access
51 - A7 FUME, SAFETY, LAMINAR FLOW CABINETS AND CUPBOARDS
51 - A7.1 Containment devices
52 - A7.2 Laminar flow cabinets

Sets out requirements relating to the design and construction of buildings that house laboratories. It applies both to new laboratories and to where existing buildings are converted to laboratory use. Special sections are included for hazardous substances, biological, radiological, and secondary school laboratories.

This Standard specifies requirements for the design and construction of laboratories. Sections 1 to 7 apply to all laboratories. Sections 8, 9 and 10 contain additional requirements applicable to biological, radiological and secondary school laboratories respectively.NOTES:1 This Standard is primarily intended for those aspects of laboratory building design and construction related to the safety of the occupants. Various design and construction requirements that are intended to minimize the hazards associated with laboratories are detailed.2 This Standard should be used in conjunction with the applicable building regulations and other regulations such as those on occupational health and safety, and the relevant referenced Standards.

Originated in Australia as AS 2982-1987.
Previous edition AS/NZS 2982.1:1997.
Jointly revised and redesignated as AS/NZS 2982:2010.