Competency information
Details
Perform a range of processes and procedures in accordance with laboratory health and safety guidelines to ensure that safe working practices and a safe environment are maintained.
Considerations
- Local procedures and controls in place.
- Standard operating procedures.
- Safe systems of work.
- Health & Safety Executive (HSE) limits for occupational exposure.
- Regulations for exhaust, environmental release.
- Disposal of hazardous waste.
- Ability to interpret data given by suppliers and develop local guidelines/procedures for the safe use of chemicals.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Lead an internal or participate in an external audit to ensure that processes are in compliance with requirements to provide a safe product in the setting of a quality system. |
| # 2 | Outcome Identify specific quality control functions that feed in to the quality management system to provide assurance that all activities within the unit are adequately controlled to provide valid and reliable results to allow for safe release of product(s). |
| # 3 | Outcome Perform a range of chemical analytical techniques that provide evidence of product quality to ensure that samples/products meet the agreed specifications analysing, interpreting, reporting and acting on the results. |
| # 4 | Outcome Perform a range of microbiological techniques to assist in providing evidence of product and facility compliance and analyse, interpret and report the test results. |
| # 5 | Outcome Obtain samples, perform a range of measurements, analyse, interpret and report data to contribute to the sampling requirements process as part of quality control testing. |