Standard Base cabinet Sizes
Wall Units 1
Tall Storage Wall Units
Lab Lockers & bench sets & boot racks Powder coated or stainless steel
Laboratory Counters 3/4 inch 1 inch or 1 1/8 inch thickness material
Refurbishing Kits Patch - Repair & Recoat
& Encapsulated
(If you have asbestos, there are safe options; call for details. 509 796-2599)
CARTS
Selection must be based on use as no material is good in all applications.
Common fixtures single service note wrist blade does comply
with ADA regulations, and is a preferred by many persons working in the lab.
Balance Tables and Table Frames with Tops
Flammable & Acid Storage Cabinets, vents, fans
Laboratory Safety Storage - Flamable storage units, & Acid Storage
Fume Hoods 
Laboratory Fumehoods
Cleanroom Systems
Laboratory Cleanrooms ;Clean Bench & Walk in units.
Clean Air Products
Enviromental Rooms & Accessories
Laboratory Furniture : Tables, Work-benches, Chairs, Pegboards, Glass Racks, Reagent Racks
Laboratory Equipment & Accessories
Best Practices, Associations, Trade Organizations, Compliance & Code will be added
here. First look to Governmental Hygienists - Best Recommended Practices, then FDA, USDA
and other agencies applicable to your lab, then for lab furniture trade groups.
Scientific Equipment & Furniture Association is an agreed upon by manufacturers membership
pool of information: Webpage at /www.sefalabfurn.com/
It cost a considerable amount of money to be a member. Memberships can advanages in only
members are advertised on the site and influence the recommendations; but this is still a
good general site of information upon which most agree, or at least support the general
installation practices and minimum requirements. There are other documents, but by requiring
the following "compliance with recommended SEFA practices and their installation methods" it
will provides you with some teeth if you should need to apply pressure to achieve compliance
or correct problems of installation. However, the fact that it is identified as a laboratory
project puts some of this upon the bidder whether or not the bidder or supplier understands
the implications of bidding on a laboratory project. I would also ask, why not taking a
project as a design-build and acts as the contracting firm, contract with others if your
firm does not have the capability to be the manager, but this will provide more control of
quality and end result. We have been involved with several very successful owner (partnering)
projects. It helps to have everything in writing and use a
simple partnering agreement and determine change order issues and markup and labor cost.
A budget and then a time and material job (T/M) can be good for you and the trades doing the
actual work. Check references, check records on State website before doing business with
any company.
Product Technical Consulting - development, and problem resolution with quality issues, using technologies to improve, combine or create new composition.
Owner Advocate Services - includes identification of not in compliance issues, not to industry standards and functional issues, some quality standard issues, performance limitations, options to resolve of in place or substandard issues. Also, cost saving and shifting of error back upon the parties which were in control of outcome or problems.
Remember who we are is what we do. We do labs and experience does count in everything.
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