Innovative Storage and Distribution System

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Innovative Storage

and

Distribution System

Sue White

Technical Services Manager

Faculty of Health

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Overview

• Background to Project

• Constraints

• Solution

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Background

• Refurbish 2 biochemistry labs on 9

th

_floor

• Refurbish whole floor including molecular labs

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Multidisciplinary Laboratory

• Microbiology

• Biochemistry

• Pharmacy

• Introductory Cell and Molecular Science

• Introductory Earth Environmental Biological Sciences

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TIMELINE

2013

Jul $7.7M Biochemistry & Med Rad Sc

Dec

Master planning & Visioning

2014

Mar

Schematic design

Jun

Design Development & Documentation

Jul

Tender $30M

Sep

Appoint builder

Oct

Construction Commences

2015

Jan

Commissioning & Handover

Feb

Equipment installation, commissioning, training

Staff inductions

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Planning Constraints

• Square Floor plan

• U shaped lab footprint

• 150 seat PC2 compliant laboratory

•

1 st

_{to 4th year undergraduate practical classes}

• Electronic lab notebooks

• Future Proof

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Flexible build

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Information gathering

• UK

• London Metropolitan University

• Kings College, London

• University of Nottingham

• Leeds University

• Nottingham Trent University

• Germany

• International Trade Fair “Analytica”

• Flexible laboratory design

• Australia

• Charles Perkins Lab, UNSW

• USQ Science Labs

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Issues Arising

• Storage

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Equipment, glassware, consumables

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Chemical and biological

• Logistics

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During class – crowd control

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Class set up and break down

• Access to equipment

• IT resources – Fixed or mobile (laptop or tablet)

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Logistics / Timetable

• Microbiology, Biochemistry, Pharmacy

• Basic cell and molecular science

• Basic earth science.

• 2200 students - 3 x 2-3hr sessions per day at least

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Change over

• One hour between classes of different discipline

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Remove materials, clean benches, new class

materials, equip set up

• 30 minutes refreshment of supplies between classes of

same discipline

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Q - Lab

• Fume cupboards – biochemistry

• Biological Safety Cab – microbiology, cell biology

• Services

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Gas, compressed air, vacuum, water

• Specialist equipment areas

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High speed centrifuges, tablet press, biochemistry analysers

• Equipment requirements – 2 students

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Microscope, vortex, spectrophotometer, mini centrifuge, micropipettes, heating

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Storage and Distribution Solution

• Students workstation

• Minimal movement of items

• Reduce congestion in lab

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Standard Storage &

Laboratory Distribution

• Cupboards

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2 shelves

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1 drawer

• Compactus

• Double door fridge

• Trolleys

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2 or 3 shelves

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Flamm Shelves S4 Compactus Specialist Equipment Store Room P P Chemical Freezer Compactus Cold Room

Specialist Equipment 12 Toilet Lift Stairs 10 Lift Toilet 10 Lift 10 Wash Wash 10 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14

Prep Lab

Storage

Specialist

Equipment

Student Lab

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Storage Solutions

Flamm Shelves S4 Compactus P P Chemical Freezer Compactu s Cold Room

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Flammable Shelves S4 Compactus P P Chemical Freezer Compactu s Cold Room

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Storage Solutions

Flammable Shelves S4 Compactus P P Chemical Freezer

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Flexible Drawer Storage S4 Legend Fl e xi b le D ra w e r St o ra ge Wash Flexible Storage Specialist Equipment Compactus

Custom made drawers

Set Up forClass Specialist Trolleys 12 Toilet Lift Stairs 10 Fl e xi b le D ra w e r St o ra ge Lift Toilet Lift 10 10 10 ra w e r St o ra ge 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

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‘Basket’ Drawers

• Specialist mobile trolleys made with standard ‘basket

drawers/trays’

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Small under bench

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Large trolleys

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Preparation, storage, distribution, clean up

• Under bench peripheral cupboards

• Custom

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Flamm Shelves S4 Compactus Specialist Equipment Store Room P P Chemical Freezer Compactus Cold Room

Specialist Equipment 12 Toilet Lift Stairs 10 Lift Toilet 10 Lift 10 Wash Wash 10 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14

Prep Lab

Storage

Specialist

Equipment

Student Lab

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Flamm Shelves S4 Compactu s M ic ro bi o lo gy P P Equ ipm ent

Biochemistry Chemical Freezer Com pact us Cold Room Pharmacy EEBS Set Up forClass

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Flexible Drawer Storage S4 Legend Fl e xi b le D ra w e r St o ra ge Wash Flexible Storage Specialist Equipment Compactus Custom made drawers

Set Up forClass Specialist Trolleys 12 Toilet Lift Stairs 10 Fl e xi b le D ra w e r St o ra ge Lift Toilet Lift 10 10 10 Fl e xi b le D ra w e r St o ra ge 14 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 14

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Pharmacy

Flammable Shelves S4 Compactus P P Chemical Freezer Compactu s Cold Room

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Success

• HSE

• 100% classes on time

• Technical Staff

• Students

• Academic Staff

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