Design Brief Template - Wet & Damp Labs
Wet & Damp Laboratories - Design Brief Template
Use this template as a guide only. It lists the issues that you should be thinking about when considering the design of a new or refurbished wet & damp laboratory. Not all brief items will be relevant. Please refer to the List of Relevant Standards for Laboratory Design.
Project Name | |
Project Number | |
Purpose of LaboratoryTeaching or Research? | |
Design Occupancy | What will the population be? How many? Students Teaching Staff Technical Staff Research Positions |
Nominated Laboratory Manager |
Physical Containment Level Required
Australian Standard AS/NZS 2243 - parts 1 to 10 inclusive - provides details of Laboratory Safety Measures required and AS/NZS 2243.3 provides specific guidance on Microbiology Aspects and Containment Facilities. Use the current Australian Standards Schedule as a guide.
For anything other than PC1 include the specific reference to AS/NZS 2243 that applies.
| Specific Reference to AS/NZS that applies | |
|---|---|
| PC1 Minimum MQP Laboratory Standard | |
| PC2 Specialised contained environment that must be certified | |
| PC3 Specialised contained environment that must be certified | |
| PC4 Specialised contained environment that must be certified |
Controlled Environments Required
Nominate any specific Controlled Environment that will be required and the relevant Australian Standard/s that apply using the current Australian Standards Schedule as a guide.
Description of any BioSecurity Controls or Quarantine Controls Required
Nominate any BioSecurity Controls and Registration or Quarantine controls and Registration that is required using the current Australian Standards Schedule.
Description of any Processes involving Laboratory Animals
Nominate any Processes that involve the use or storage of Laboratory Animals.
Detailed Design Brief Items
| Is a separate gowning area required for this facility or is MQP Standard Entry Area Control satisfactory? | |
| Describe the laboratory processes involved | |
| Specialised equipment required | List types, capacity and model numbers if known. State if new or re-used and the number of each type. |
| Chemicals | List the chemicals to be used, quantities and storage requirements. |
| Laboratory gases | List types and quantities. |
| Compressed air and/or vacuum requirements | List type and capacity. |
| Process cooling requirements | Describe volume and temperature range. |
| RO water requirements | Schedule quality and quantity. |
| Fume cabinets required | Schedule number, sizes, services required, scrubbing required, is specialised laminar flow required, finishes required and any specialised description such as double sided. |
| Safety cabinets required | Schedule number, sizes, descriptions such as Biological Class I,II or III, laminar flow, cytotoxic, glove boxes and any other specialist description. |
| Flammable liquids storage | Schedule number and capacity. Note: all flammable cabinets installed MQP laboratory projects must be ventilated. |
| Flammable solids storage | Schedule number and capacity. |
| Corrosive substances storage | Schedule number and capacity. Note: all corrosive substances cabinets installed in MQP laboratory projects must be ventilated. |
| Toxic substances storage | Schedule number and capacity. |
| Ice making | List capacity. |
| Specialised exhaust | Describe type of exhaust and capacity required. |
| Any other specialised services | Describe service type and capacity if relevant. |
| Specialised shielding | Include any magnetic or radiowave shielding needed. Describe requirements. |
| Light and/or UV blackout | Describe requirements. |
| Laser screening and safety | Describe the safety systems required after referral. |
Adjacencies
| Schedule support spaces to be directly adjacent. |
| Schedule support spaces to be accessible. |
| Schedule functional links required to other new laboratories. |
| Description of access required to / or functional links required to - any existing laboratories. |
| Description of access required to / or functional links required to - any existing laboratory support spaces. |