2.2.7-1 Conducting A Safety Audit 2024

Illuminating the Path to ISO 15189 (SLMTA 3) e-Learning Course Download Video
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PURPOSE:

Safety is a primary concern for laboratory operations. In this activity, participants are introduced to conducting an assessment of facility and personal safety using the WHO-AFRO SLIPTA Checklist and reviewing laboratory photographs.

KEY MESSAGES:

  • Safety in the laboratory is not optional.
  • There are many safety practices that are in the control of the laboratorians.
  • Safety is everyone’s responsibility. 
  • The laboratory supervisor or manager must assess the facility and safety practices for compliance with standards and guidelines.  The checklist is a tool for this assessment.
  • Corrective Action is imperative as a follow-up to an assessment with the checklist.

SELF ASSESSMENT:

Can you:

  • Use the checklist to perform a safety assessment?
  • Determine appropriate corrective actions for deficiencies noted during the assessment with the checklist?
  • Institute improvement projects for safety deficiencies that require a systemic approach?

Instructor(s)

Beatrice van der Puije

Ms. van der Puije helped redesign the classroom-based SLMTA 3 curriculum for on-line delivery and will serve as an instructor and facilitator of the e-learning course. Based in Ghana, Ms. van der Puije is a Public Health Program Manager at African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), a pan-African organisation strengthening medical laboratory networks and systems in Africa. Ms. van der Puije is a certified QMS Trainer, with a Master of Science Degree in Medical Immunology and Microbiology. She is a SLMTA master trainer and has trained numerous laboratorians in the past decade.

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Course contents

Course Overview
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
2.0 QMS 2 Overview 1 video · 3 min
QMS 2 Introduction
2.1 Personnel 14 videos · 56 min
Personnel Management Process Map
Competency Assessment Program
Creating a Personnel File
How Do You Assign Personnel to Tasks
2.2 Infrastructure and Safety 18 videos · 2 h 4 min
Process + Structure = Outcome
Improving a Problem Floor Plan
Mapping Out and Improving the Floor Plan of your Laboratory
Workstation Set-Up
Laboratory Safety Demonstrations
Assessing Safety Incidents
Conducting a Safety Audit
What did we see on the Site Visits
2.3 Purchasing and Inventory 11 videos · 1 h 7 min
Purchasing and Inventory Process Map
Forecasting and Calculating Ordering Amounts
Did You Receive What You Ordered
2.4 Equipment 15 videos · 1 h 33 min
Equipment Management Process Map
Creating a Maintenance and QC Log
Making a Service Call