CRYO-STORAGE

Description Of Services

• House storage equipment in a secure, reliable, temperature controlled and fully monitored facility. Maintain a superior HVAC system to regulate the air temperature of the facility well within the biological repository requirements during all seasonal periods. Facility is equipped with a state-of-the-art security system monitored by Accutech. The system monitors perimeter and interior of the facility as well as freezer temperatures on a round-the-clock basis. It is set up to report any fluctuations beyond the set limits in temperatures and Liquid Nitrogen levels, electric outage and functioning of the back up generator in addition to any break-ins or fire incident.
• Provide emergency generator service to operate all repository electrical systems in the event of an electrical utility power failure. The system always has fuel supply sufficient to provide full load of electricity for at least 3-4 days.
• Provide an uninterrupted supply of LN₂ for all freezers by connecting them to a 3000-gallon LN₂ storage tank. The LN₂ storage tank always contains an adequate supply of LN₂ to fully maintain all the freezers at optimum storage temperatures for a minimum of 7 days.
• Perform a manual LN₂ fill on all your freezers, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, during normal business hours.In addition, we manually measure and record the LN₂level as well as record the electronic reading of the temperature and LN₂level for each freezer. The measurements and readings are performed twice daily during normal business hours. Copies of the recordings will be forwarded to you at the end of each month.
• Connect all freezers to our central and remote audio alarm system that is monitored 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
• Manually record the temperature of each freezer twice daily, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours. Maintain these QA/QC sheets on file for reference any time.
• Provide your staff with pre-scheduled access to the repository area, Monday through Friday, during normal business hours.
• Perform weekly quality control procedures to ensure that all repository facility and storage conditions are 100% operational.
• Clean filters at least once a month. Remove ice between the outer and inner doors of the freezer as and when needed.
• Respond to activated freezer alarms within thirty minutes after notification and immediate transfer of all material from the effected freezer to back-up freezers if the cause of the alarm is non-correctable. Once the transfer is completed we will disconnect the effected freezer from all alarm and electrical connections to prevent any further equipment damage or false alarm notifications.
• Notify you or your designated person immediately or by the next business day of any problems regarding your freezers or our facility operations.
• Provide two (2) preventative maintenance inspections (PMI) on all mechanical freezers in our custody to ensure that they are 100% operational. You will be responsible for the cost of parts and labor that concerns the replacement of any defective freezer parts or emergency service. No freezer repairs will be carried out or authorized in your name until they are first evaluated by our freezer repair or a repair service of your choice and an itemized quotation that describes the services and costs is submitted to you for approval.