Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
856
Course Name
Preventing Improper Laboratory Practices
Contact Hours
5.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Assoc., Inc.
Primary Contact
Marykay Steinman
office@epwpcoa.org
610 670 6072 Ext.
Website
Description
Legal actions against laboratories have resulted in laboratory analysts and operators being charged with conducting testing using improper laboratory practices. What are these practices and how do you prevent them? The course presents operations to prevent practices that are unethical and improper.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
*Quality assurance - What are improper practices?; The application of quality assurance; Documentation of test methods and test results; Examples of quality assurance principles; Adoption of ethical laboratory practices; and data handling - do's and don'ts.
* Electronic data integrity; Handling electronic data calculations; Archiving data; Computer software validation, verification; and Security and protection of data.
* Log book protocols; Traceability of data; Records required; and Data review.
Target Audience
Wastewater and water operators, quality assurance officers, laboratory managers, supervisors of testing operators, analysts and data reviewers.
Training Format
Classroom