Competency information

Details

Minimise risks and hazards in compliance with health and safety policies.

Considerations

  • The relevant health and safety regulations for laboratory and clinical investigations.
  • The specific health and safety regulations for the specialism, type of specimen/sample  and investigation.
  • The potential hazards and risks and the actions to be taken to minimise these.
  • Responsibilities and scope of practice of laboratory personnel involved in performing investigations and reporting those investigations to users.

Relevant learning outcomes

# Outcome
# 1 Outcome Perform a range of laboratory techniques used in screening and investigating haematological disorders.
# 2 Outcome Perform the range of laboratory and point-of-care techniques (POCTs) used in the investigation of disorders of haemostasis.
# 3 Outcome Perform blood group serology in the context of pre-transfusion testing.
# 4 Outcome Select safe and appropriate blood and blood components for patients with a range of clinical conditions.