Laboratory Skills Training Handbook By Charlotte Bailey and Vicki Barwick

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PART A: INFORMATION FOR THE ANALYST

• WORKING IN THE LABORATORY
• A Health and safety issues, A Method and equipment selection , Method selection
• Equipment selection, The importance of standard operating procedures , Carrying out an analysis
• SAMPLE HANDLING AND STORAGE
• Receiving samples, Labelling, Storage Containers ,Storage conditions , Sample tracking

KEY LABORATORY SKILLS

• Measuring volume , Types of equipment available
• Markings on equipment used for volumetric measurements
• Selecting a suitable piece of equipment , Cleaning glassware
• Checking the accuracy of the volume of liquid contained in/delivered by the equipment
• Checklists for making measurements of volume, Measuring mass , Mass versus weigh
• Types of balance available , Selecting a suitable balance
• Checking the balance accuracy and set up
• Correct use of balances for different applications
• Checklist for making measurements of mass
• Measuring pH , What is pH? , Equipment for measuring pH
• Choosing a suitable electrode , Care of electrodes
• Calibration of pH meters , Measuring the pH of the test sample
• Checklist for making pH measurements using a pH meter
• Preparing solutions of known concentration
• When are solutions of known concentration used?
• Calculating the concentration of solutions
• Selecting a suitable material to prepare the solution
• APractical steps in preparing solutions of known concentration
• Labelling and storage of solutions  Limited 2007
• Checklist for preparing solutions of known concentration
• Preparing reagent solutions , Calculating the concentration of reagent solutions
•  Preparing reagent solutions , Labelling and storage of reagent solutions
• Checklist for preparing reagent solutions
• Carrying out a titration , Principles of titration , Carrying out a standardisation experiment
• Detecting the end-point , Carrying out a titration, Titration calculations
• Checklist for carrying out a titration ,Centrifugation
• What is centrifugation and when is it used?
• rpm versus g, Different types of centrifuge
• Correct operation of a centrifuge: safety and quality issues
• Checklist for using a centrifuge,
• Definition of quality
• Quality management, quality assurance and quality control
• International quality standards , Method validation
•  Definition of validation
• When is method validation required?
• How much validation is required? , Method performance parameters
• Calibration and traceability , Documenting test methods
• Introduction to control charts, Proficiency testing and external quality assessment
• Scoring systems in PT schemes ,Evaluation of performance scores
• Errors and uncertainty , Random errors , Systematic errors
• Evaluating measurement uncertainty ,Why is measurement uncertainty important?

A5 DATA HANDLING AND REPORTING RESULTS

• Essential statistical terms , Units of measurement
• Concentration expressed as a percentage  Concentration expressed as m/m or m/v
• Concentration expressed as parts per  million or parts per billion
• Decimal places and significant figures
• Rounding rules , Deciding the number of significant figures to report, Checking data

PART B: INFORMATION FOR THE SUPERVISOR

• ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS
• GENERAL APPROACH TO ASSESSING COMPETENCE
• KEY LABORATORY SKILLS , Measuring volume
• Key learning points for measuring volume
• Assessing competence in using volumetric glassware
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required , Measuring mass
• Key learning points for measuring mass
• Assessing competence in making measurement of mass
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required
• Measuring pH , Key learning points for measuring pH
• Assessing competence in making measurement of pH
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required
• Preparing solutions of known concentration
• Key learning points for preparing solutions of known concentration
• Assessing competence in preparing solutions of known concentration
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required
• Preparing reagent solutions
• Key learning points for preparing reagent solutions
• Assessing competence in preparing reagent solutions
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required
• Carrying out a titration
• Key learning points for carrying out a titration
• Assessing competence in carrying out a titration
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required , Centrifugation
• Key learning points for using a  centrifuge
• Assessing competence in using a centrifuge
• Observations indicating that retraining may be required