Technologists’ Forum: Safety in the Microscopy Laboratory

Competency assessment of microbiology medical laboratory technologists in Ontario, Canada.

Accreditation in Ontario, Canada, requires that licensed clinical laboratories participate in external quality assessment (also known as proficiency testing) and perform competency evaluation of their staff. To assess the extent of ongoing competency assessment practices, the Quality Management Program--Laboratory Services (QMP-LS) Microbiology Committee surveyed all 112 licensed Ontario microb...

USP Medication Safety Forum

Within the past decade medication errors have emerged as a significant patient safety concern and have been shown to account for up to 7,000 deaths per year. 1 One intervention aimed at reducing the incidence of medication errors is improving written or electronic communications, particularly in patient medical charts. In 2004 The Joint Commission introduced the “Do Not Use” list of abbreviatio...

Safety in the laboratory.

Health, safety and environmental risk management in laboratory fields

Background: Research project risks are uncertain contingent events or situations that, if transpire, will have positive or negative effects on objectives of a project. The Management of Health and Safety at Work (MHSW) Regulations 1999 require all employers and the self-employed persons to assess the risks from their work on anyone who may be affected by their activities. Risk assessment is the...

Biological safety in the animal laboratory.