The course provides basic laboratory analysis methods and troubleshooting techniques of most used instruments. It is designed to provide an introduction and practical application of quality in the laboratory. It is designed also to understand basics of lab analysis, how to apply quality standards, how to do health and safety risk assessments, how to develop the technical, and methods in the lab and how to evaluate the lab results.

The aim of this course is to enrich and update the knowledge and skills of the participants for understanding laboratory technical, requirements of quality laboratory and procedure of safety methods. With enable the participants to provide an understanding of the roles of the quality and technical performance in the laboratory. Provide an understanding of the roles of quality standards, how to develop the technical, and methods in the analytical laboratory and how to evaluate the laboratory results.

The course planned for chemist, laboratory technicians, chemical engineers, and laboratory supervisors. The course is also designed for people who implement, maintain and review laboratory quality systems.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;
▪Lectures
▪Workshop & Work Presentation
▪Case Studies and Practical Exercise
▪Videos and General Discussions

Day 1:   Chemical Laboratory

• Introduction
• Laboratory, Terminology and roles
• Chemical Laboratory
  • Laboratory Building
  • Planning to Work in the Laboratory
  • Laboratory in Operation
  • Laboratory Housekeeping
  • Laboratory Records
• Laboratory and personnel responsibility
• Prepare to work on laboratory
  • Equipment
  • Chemicals
  • Instruments
  • Laboratory Housekeeping
• Sampling & Sample handling
• Methods of laboratory Analysis
  • Classical Methods
  • Instrumental Methods
• Choosing the Right Instrument
• Chemical Measurement
  • Types of methods
  • Selection of methods
  • Calibration
  • Reference material, blank correction
  • Maintenance and troubleshooting

Day 2:   Laboratory Safety

• Safety Responsibilities
• The Health and Safety Principles
• Laboratory Safety Orientation
• Laboratory and Safety rules
• Laboratory Safety Equipment
• Safe Lab Environment‎
• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
• Handling samples, chemicals, glassware and equipment in Laboratory
• Safe work practices and procedures
• Storage in Laboratory
• Laboratory Ventilation and Fume Hoods
• Safety Requirement

• Flammable Liquids, Compressed Gasses, Cryogenics
• Hazard Identification and Controls
  • Fire hazards
  • Toxicity hazard
  • Corrosive hazard
  • Chemical reactivity hazard
• Laboratory waste (Chemical, Radioactive, Biological, Broken glassware)
• Health and Safety Principles
• First aid; Accidents and injuries
• Fires & Firefighting system
• Emergency plan

Day 3:   Chemical Handling

• Identification of hazardous chemicals
• Handling gases, chemicals and flam­mable liquids
• Spill and hazard waste management
• Understanding hazard warning information Symbols
• Chemical safety labeling
• Risk and Safety Statements R/S phrases
• Right-To-Know Wallet Cards RTK Safety NFPA
• Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Storage of Chemicals
  • Chemicals compatibility
  • Bulk chemical storage facilities
  • Storage of flammable & explosive chemicals
  • Storage of compressed Gas & Cryogenics
  • Specialized storage requirements
  • Common mistakes in chemical storage
• Transportation of Chemicals
• Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Exposure hazards & health effects chemicals
  • Routes of Entry
  • Acute & Chronic Effects
  • Exposure Definitions, Limits & Calculations
  • Health Effects of Chemicals
  • Emergency equipment’s

Day 4:   Laboratory Quality Management ISO 17025

• Introduction to ISO/IEC 17025
• Structural requirements
• Resource requirements
  • Personnel
  • Facilities and environmental conditions
  • Equipment
  • Metrological traceability
  • Externally provided products and services
  • Process requirements
  • Review of requests, tenders and contracts
  • Selection, verification and validation of methods
  • Sampling

• Handling of test or calibration items
• Technical records
• Evaluation of measurement uncertainty
• Ensuring the validity of results
• Reporting of results
• Complaints
• Nonconforming work
• Control of data and information management

• Management system requirements
  • Management system documentation
  • Control of management system documents
  • Control of records
  • Actions to address risks and opportunities
  • Improvement
  • Corrective actions

Day 4:   ISO 17025 Implementation in laboratory

• Document and Record Control Procedure
• List of Internal/ External Documents
• List of Types of Records
• Registry of Records for Retention/Central Archive
• Quality Policy & Quality Manual
• Competence, Training and Awareness Procedure
• Training Record and Performance Monitoring
• Competence Approval and Authorization Record
• List of Approved Suppliers of Products and Services
• Supplier Evaluation and Approval Record
• Record of Laboratory Environmental Controls
• Method development and validation
• Reputability, Reducibility and mean of replicate
• Detection Limit
• Management Review Record
• Methods for uncertainty characterization
• How to used Control Chart
• Practical exercises for Inter-Laboratory Performance test (PT Program)
• Practical exercises for Uncertainty Calculation by Excel
• Prepare documents requirements for ISO 17025 accreditation
• How to prepare Quality Control documents for your laboratory system
• How to Apply for ISO 17025 Accreditation
• Step by step for implementation ISO 17025 in your lab

A RECTUS attendance certificate will be awarded to all participants who complete at least 80% of the total course duration.