Laboratory Quality Management System (LQMS) training toolkit
Training material
3 - Equipment
The purpose of this module is to provide instruction on how to establish a program for managing equipment.
At the end of this module, participants will be able to:
- list items to consider prior to purchasing equipment for the laboratory;
- manage the selection and acquisition of new equipment;
- describe the requirements for a preventive maintenance program for equipment;
- provide a rationale for developing a preventive maintenance program in their laboratory;
- explain how to retire old or outdated equipment.
Content
Material for the trainers
Material for the participants
Optional material for the trainers
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Content sheet: Biological safety cabinets - general information
doc, 60kb -
Content sheet: Monitoring equipment used in the microbiology laboratory
doc, 45kb -
Content sheet: Pipette calibration
doc, 74kb -
Presentation: Microscope maintenance
ppt, 1.98Mb -
Presentation: Monitoring equipment used in the microbiology laboratory
ppt, 1.38Mb -
Primary containment for biohazards
pdf, 724kb -
Guidelines for health care equipment donation
pdf, 141kb