Containment Systems: A Design Guide - IChemE

As the manufacture of new toxic pharmaceutical products grows, it is necessary to handle more compounds of increasing toxicity in the workplace. For this reason, and because the expectation of better employee protection and improved working procedures is growing, there is an increasing demand for better containment systems and a better understanding of those systems. The selection of a particular containment system for a specific containment operation can be a difficult decision, due to the extensive choice of technology available. Providing a structured approach to the selection process, this guide focuses on the needs of the process industries, and in particular the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector. It covers a wide range of containment equipment, suitable for materials of low to high toxicity, as well as different scales of operation and different transfer steps. This equipment varies from simple airflow control devices, to enclosures that restrict exposures to well below a microgram per cubic metre averaged over a working day.IChemE, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, is the center for chemical, biochemical and process engineering professionals worldwide. We are the heart of the process community, promoting competence and a commitment to sustainable development, advancing the discipline for the benefit of society and supporting the professional development of members. Some of the areas we publish in include: -Safety in the process industries - the BP Process Safety series-Consultancy for chemical engineers-Project management in the process industries-Contract management in the process industries - International Forms Of Contract series-Communication skills for engineers