Biosafety Cabinetry Certification

NSF certifies the design, construction and performance of biosafety cabinets to NSF/ANSI 49 and provides biosafety cabinet field certifier accreditation.

Established in the 1970s at the request of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute, our program addresses health and safety concerns of working with potential pathogens and ensures a microbe-free environment.

Explore Solution Areas

Biosafety Cabinetry Certification: NSF/ANSI 49

Test and certify your Class II biosafety cabinetry to minimize the hazards of working with biosafety agents, levels 1-4.

Biosafety Cabinet Field Certifier Accreditation

Achieve accreditation as a biosafety cabinet field certifier — wherever you are located.

Cleanroom Luminaire Certification

Test or certify luminaires intended for controlled environments and meet the highest industry standards for health and safety.

Resources

NSF/ANSI 49 Annex I-1

Insights and Expertise

White Paper: U.S. Regulatory Update on COVID-19

Webinar: Biosafety Cabinetry Testing, Certification and Field Certifier Accreditation Overview

1 of

Learn more

News and Events

NSF Certified Biosafety Cabinets – An Important Part of Converting Labs for COVID-19 Testing

May 12, 2020

NSF-certified biosafety cabinets are vital primary containment devices at laboratories handling microbiological and biomedical materials, and their behind-the-scenes role has never been more critical. These cabinets allow lab staff to work safely and swiftly when testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.

See More News

Filters