The microbiology laboratory should be a safe, efficient, and comfortable place for those working there, and a pleasant place for visitors. According to the ISO 15189 standard, it should be spacious enough for the workload to be carried out without jeopardizing quality or the safety of the persons present, whether workers or visitors, and provide optimal comfort to all occupants. In addition, th...

in september 2007 national standard manual was finalized and officially announced as the minimal quality requirements for all medical laboratories in the country. apart from auditing laboratories, reference health laboratory has performed benchmarking auditing of medical laboratory network (surveys) in provinces. 12(th) benchmarks performed in tehran and alborz provinces, iran in 2010 in three ...

A state public health laboratory has several roles. The first is to support the tuberculosis control program. We thus provide reference laboratory services, including some specialized testing. Second, we develop, evaluate, and more generally, assume responsibility for establishing new testing methods. Third, we take part in the training of new laboratory staff, as well as the training of person...

At a large research laboratory facility the management and control of hazardous materials, and their subsequent wastes can be an unmanageable task. Environmental regulations, mandated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, established a Federal program to provide comprehensive regulation of hazardous solid waste materials from their generation time to their disposal. In an effor...

OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study was performed in the Dental School of Prince of Songkla University to ascertain noise exposure of dentists, dental assistants, and laboratory technicians. A noise spectral analysis was taken to illustrate the spectra of dental devices. METHODS A noise evaluation was performed to measure the noise level at dental clinics and one dental laboratory from May ...

Public trust demands that individuals who do research, testing, or teaching with animals use humane, ethical, and scientifically sound methods. Furthermore, the Animal Welfare Act and the Public Health Service Policy require research institutions to provide basic training and to ensure that anyone who cares for and/or works with laboratory animals has the appropriate training or experience rele...