Abstract: The invention pertains to a safety cabinet with an interior enclosed by a housing and with a housing front comprising a working opening that can be closed with a height-adjustable front pane. The safety cabinet exhibits a fixed operating unit for controlling device functions that is integrated into the housing. A remote operating unit for controlling device functions that is spatially separated from the safety cabinet is also present. A receiver for receiving control signals emitted by the remote operating unit is also integrated into the safety cabinet. The remote operating unit not connected to the housing of the safety cabinet can be taken into the interior of the safety cabinet and removed from it by the operator without the necessity for the hands to touch nonsterile areas to operate the safety cabinet. Thereby the danger of contamination by entraining contaminants from the exterior into the interior is markedly reduced.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a safety cabinet with a workspace that is surrounded by a housing and is accessible on the front side of the housing through a work opening that can be closed with an adjustable front window. The safety cabinet comprises a safety monitoring system for monitoring various device functions. The safety monitoring system also contains a processor that computationally links measuring data determined during the monitoring of predetermined device functions and/or device parameters stored in the safety monitoring system in such a way that a characteristic number is obtained as the result of the calculation, wherein said characteristic number makes it possible to deduce the entire status of the safety cabinet.