How to manage and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment?

There should be a special manual for equipment maintenance.

<> laboratory equipment management is very important, the use of instruments can be very quickly get the content they want, the importance of equipment management can be seen in the travel of Zhongda Consulting on the management of laboratory instruments and equipment and everyone to introduce.

Most of the laboratory's instruments, especially specialized instruments, are used a limited number of times and for a limited amount of time each academic year, and most of the time is stored in the safery. In the process of long-term storage, experimenters are required to do a good job in the management of construction, cultivation, maintenance, repair and other management in accordance with the general principles of material management.

Teaching instruments are a carrier of knowledge, and students consolidate and acquire knowledge and cultivate ability through the use of instruments and equipment, that is, by doing experiments in person or in the process of observing experiments. Managing instruments and equipment in use is an important task of laboratory management. The management of the use of instruments and equipment refers to the management of experimental teaching and extracurricular experiments and scientific and technological activities.

The general principle of management is: manage without dying, use without chaos. Before the experiment, the teacher should explain to the students the principle, structure and operation specifications of the body cover, especially some sophisticated and heavy instruments and equipment.

At the end of each experiment, a detailed record of use should be made as a voucher for future inspection and maintenance.

In order to ensure the validity and accuracy of the inspection and testing results, the laboratory must calibrate the instruments and equipment that have an important impact on the inspection and testing results, and at the same time meet the relevant requirements of relevant laboratory accreditation and qualification organizations, and clarify the basic requirements for the calibration of laboratory instruments and equipment in the CNAS-TRL-004:2017 "Guidelines for the Determination and Adjustment of the Calibration Cycle of Measuring Equipment".

With the first time to carry out real-time information reminder of the calibration status of laboratory equipment, the calibration reminder function can allow managers to understand the calibration status of the equipment in time.

In order to adapt to the needs of inspection and testing work and the market environment in the new era, laboratories must improve their laboratory management level. In order to improve the level of laboratory management, it is necessary to establish a modern organization and management system and adopt modern management techniques and tools. A LIMS is a modern management technique and tool.

Therefore, quantitative management and LIMS can improve the level of laboratory management and upgrade traditional laboratory management to modern laboratory management. The management of instruments and equipment is an important part of ensuring that the inspection work can be carried out in an orderly manner, and it helps to ensure the validity and accuracy of the results data by continuously enhancing the management of instruments and improving the management capabilities of the laboratory.

Abstract:The laboratory equipment management system continuously improves the utilization rate of the instrument, gives full play to the efficiency of the instrument, ensures the integrity of the instrument in quantity and quality, economic management and daily management. Usually, the implementation of the laboratory management system needs to be carried out by the laboratory equipment administrator, whose job responsibilities are to formulate the maintenance plan of the instrument and equipment, and be responsible for the daily management of the instrument and equipment.

What are the specific laboratory equipment management systems and what are the job responsibilities of laboratory equipment administrators, continue to take a look! 1. What are the management systems for laboratory equipment?

The laboratory equipment management system is a comprehensive management of the whole process of instrument operation, including the purchase, acceptance, installation, commissioning, use, maintenance, inspection, transformation, scrapping and disposal of the instrument. The basic contents of the laboratory equipment management system are as follows.

1. Manage, use and maintain the instrument well to ensure the integrity of the instrument in quantity and quality, so that the instrument is in a good usable state.

2. Continuously improve the utilization rate of the instrument, give full play to the efficiency of the instrument, and promote the development of analysis work.

3. The content of instrument system management includes four aspects: plan management, technical management, economic management and daily management.

2. What are the job responsibilities of the laboratory equipment administrator?

In order to achieve the purpose of "scientific, standardized, safe and efficient", it is necessary to create a good working environment. First of all, it is necessary to formulate corresponding job responsibilities for each position in the laboratory. Let's talk about the job responsibilities of a laboratory equipment administrator

1. Qualifications:

1) Have relevant knowledge of instrument and equipment measurement.

2) Have certain experience in equipment management.

3) Familiar with the relevant regulations and requirements in the company's quality management system documents.

2. Job Responsibilities:

1) Collect the qualification certification materials of measurement service providers, carry out the evaluation of measurement service providers, and establish the "Qualified Business Register" of measurement services.

2) Responsible for the investigation of the quality qualification of the best suppliers of instruments and equipment, the establishment of the "list of qualified suppliers", and the development of procurement documents.

3) Responsible for the daily management of instruments and equipment, and have the right to stop any illegal operation.

4) Establish the technical files of the main instruments and measuring tools and be responsible for updating them in a timely manner.

5) Formulate a maintenance plan for instruments and equipment.

6) Responsible for the maintenance and scrapping of instruments and equipment.

7) Responsible for formulating a plan for periodic inspection and timely inspection according to the plan, and affixing measurement marks to the equipment.

8) Regularly inspect the calibration of instruments and equipment, measuring instruments, and have the right to prohibit the use of untested or unqualified instruments and equipment that exceed the verification cycle.

9) Responsible for formulating the inspection plan during the equipment and implementing the verification according to the plan.

With the development of science and technology and the improvement of teaching modernization, the scientific research and teaching of colleges and universities have higher and higher requirements for instruments and equipment. Instruments and equipment are one of the important resources of the laboratory, and they are the guarantee for the laboratory to issue reports (certificates). In order to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the test data, in addition to the periodic verification, calibration, and period verification of the instruments and equipment, it is also necessary to do a good job in the daily maintenance and maintenance of the instruments and equipment.

1. Strengthen the management of instruments and equipment, so that the storage of instruments and equipment should be reasonable and safe, so that optical instruments, precision instruments and ordinary instruments are stored separately, scientific research equipment and student operation instruments are separated, and experimental drugs and instruments are separated. Dangerous goods are stored in the dangerous goods room in separate cabinets according to their flammable, explosive, corrosive, toxic and other characteristics, and fire accidents caused by mixing (mixing oxidants and flammables) should be avoided; Strong oxidants (e.g., potassium chlorate, perchloric acid) and certain mixtures (e.g., mixtures of potassium chlorate and red phosphorus) are prone to occur**, and safety should be taken when storing or using these medicines; Silver ammonia solution is also prone to occur after a long time, and cannot be stored after use, and should be poured into the sink; Flammable and volatile organic solvents (ethanol, ether, benzene, acetone, etc.) should be sealed and stored in a cool place and away from fire. Radioactive items must be wrapped in lead skins, etc.; The mercury column with precise temperature control should be placed vertically to prevent the broken mercury column from breaking.