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Course Introduction:

Quality management of the laboratory according to international standards is important in order to enhance the laboratory system and environment. Laboratories use ISO 17025 to implement a quality system aimed at improving their ability to consistently produce valid results. A careful analysis of tasks and safety conditions will lead to a redesign of the working environment that will ultimately enhance the overall performance. How to be a quality and internationally accredited laboratory should be the main strategy plan of every laboratory. The aim of the course is to enrich and advance the skills and knowledge of the participants to fully understand the requirements of laboratory accreditation.

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

To understand the laboratory quality requirements and appreciate the need for a quality system according to the International Standards Organization ISO 17025
To understand the significance of calibration methods and traceability
Identify the factors which have to be considered when choosing an analysis method
To understand how to validate analytical methods
To use international the Guide to Lab Quality for accreditation standard methods
To recognize the characteristics of a laboratory environment that affects the performance of instruments and hence influences the validity of measurements
To use a standard safety work ethic in the laboratory

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for all people who implement, maintain and review laboratory quality systems. It is suitable for all laboratory staff including managers, quality assurance officers, lab technicians, chemists, chemical engineers and lab instrument engineers.

Course Outline:

Day 1:

Introduction to laboratory quality and accreditation

Laboratory Quality Management Requirements ISO 17025:

organization
quality system
document control
review of contracts subcontracting
purchasing
service to the client
complaints
control of non-conforming work
improvement
corrective actions & preventive control of quality records
internal audits
management review

Day 2:

Quality in the laboratory:

Quality of the sample
Analyze manipulation technique
Selecting the method
Chemicals
Glassware and equipment
Instrumental technique
Preparation

Day 3:

Making measurements and reporting:

Capacity factor
Selectivity factor
Column efficiency
Column resolution
Evaluation of peaks area
Calibration using external and internal standards
Instrumental graph-interpolated method
The correlation coefficient
Calculation of analyte concentration
Standard addition-extrapolated method
Errors in quantitative analysis
Standard deviation
Confidence limit
Detection limit
Outliers test
Optimization design.
Repeatability and reproducibility

Day 4:

Making measurements and reporting: (continuation)

Errors in quantitative analysis
Standard deviation
Confidence limit
Detection limit Outliers test
Optimization design
Repeatability and reproducibility

Day 5:

Validation of analytical methods
Quality management functions
Laboratory accreditation

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