Containment booth

samplingfor the pharmaceutical industryfor powder handling

Hosokawa Downflow Booths offer a safe working zone for operatives. They provide protection from harmful, hazardous, toxic, or sensitizing dusts which are generated during manual powder handling activities such as sampling or dispensing. This also includes charging and offloading sub-division from powders or solvents, drum loading, and unloading. Operator Exposure Levels (OEL) typically between 50 and 100µg/m3 TWA/Task Duration. Lower levels of containment can be achieved by using containment screens. Processing or packing equipment and drum handling equipment can also be integrated within the ergonomic design. Safer and more user-friendly than PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) The booths use HEPA filtered air to push dust or vapours down and away from the operator breathing zone, creating a clean processing zone and minimising cross-contamination risk with other products/processes. This allows a wide range of process operations to be carried out without the need for PPE. Our downflow booths are available in a range of standard and bespoke configurations to suit individual requirements of operator protection and product protection, the processing activities to be undertaken, and any environmental and energy concerns. Downflow booths have predominantly been used in the pharmaceutical, fine chemical, cosmetics, and food industries. However, they are becoming increasingly common in other areas, including the metal finishing and sampling industries.