In today's competitive market, where fast and accurate laboratory results are crucial for decision-making and process control, it is essential that laboratory personnel are well-trained in the core principles of laboratory operations.
The Modern Chemical Laboratory training course is designed to help participants stay current with the latest laboratory operation principles and international standards. The training course will emphasize critical aspects of laboratory operations, offering valuable insights on areas such as method development and validation, environmental conditions, equipment maintenance and control, quality assurance, measurement uncertainty, sample traceability, personnel training, internal audits, and proactive measures like root cause analysis.
By attending this Modern Chemical Laboratory training course, participants will develop the following competencies:
- Update their knowledge of modern laboratory operations
- Gain awareness of the latest trends in laboratory accreditation
- Enhance their ability to provide improved services to customers
- Strengthen their laboratory’s competitive position in the market
- Contribute to optimizing testing laboratory operations and activities within their organization
The Modern Chemical Laboratory training course is designed to help participants accomplish the following objectives:
- Understand the role and goals of their laboratory within the organization
- Recognize the importance of quality control in laboratory operations
- Enhance skills in method development and validation
- Improve proficiency in equipment maintenance and operation
- Appreciate the necessity of data control and proper method documentation
- Grasp the concept of traceability in laboratory processes
- Learn how to initiate corrective and preventive actions and conduct root cause analysis
- Refine their skills in performing internal audits and management review
This Energy training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their individual workplace. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aiming at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the training.
This Energy training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals employed in Chemical Laboratories, but it will be particularly beneficial to:
- Laboratory Managers
- Scientific Personnel of Laboratories, like Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Environmental Engineers, Process / Shift Engineers
- Laboratory Technicians and newly recruited staff of chemical laboratories
- Instrument Operators in chemical laboratories
Day One: Introduction to Modern Chemical Laboratory Operation
- Definition of chemical laboratory
- Chemical laboratories as legal entities under different scenaria
- Inhouse laboratories operating within another organization
- Independent commercial laboratories
- Reference laboratories vs. notified laboratories
- Independence and impartiality of laboratories / legal implications
Day Two: Laboratory Location, Layout and Basic Safety Provisions
- Regulatory / legal / environmental requirements relating to laboratory location
- Laboratory Layout – specific examples of different types of chemical laboratories
- Basic rules relating to location of analytical instruments
- Health and safety considerations / emergency response team
- Chemicals handling and storage
- Ventilation and air conditioning requirements
Day Three: Laboratory Instrumentation and Equipment
- Defining your needs in analytical equipment
- Selection criteria / Supplier evaluation
- Commissioning of analytical instruments
- Operator training and on-going competence
- Calibration of different types of analytical instruments
- External vs. internal calibration / Calibration standards
Day Four: Method Development
- In-house developed vs. Standard versus Rapid-screening methods
- Analytical method validation and verification
- Method documentation and assuring traceability – control of data
- Method Quality Control (QC) – use of reference materials (CRMs)
- Internal / external QC
- Introduction to Uncertainty of Measurement (UoM) / Legal implications
Day Five: Laboratory Accreditation
- Introduction to Laboratory Accreditation
- Management requirements of accreditation bodies
- Internal Audits
- Corrective / Preventive Actions – root cause analysis
- Management Reviews
- Technical requirements of accreditation, including sampling activities