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Laboratory Instruments Calibrations and Troubleshooting Techniques

This training course focus on laboratory instruments calibration and troubleshooting techniques trough support personnel employed in laboratories by giving a better understanding of the technical requirements regarding installation, use, calibration and maintenance of various types of equipment which play an important role in performing analysis testing.

Audience

This course is intended for:

  1. Laboratory staff
  2. Lab chemists
  3. Lab technicians

Course objectives

Upon completion of this course the participates able to

  • Understand different laboratory equipment
  • Describe different calibration terms
  • Recognize the calibration laboratory equipment importance
  • Know a brief explanation on the main uses or applications of the equipment in the laboratory.
  • Conduct basic routine maintenance, classified according to the required frequency
  • Realize troubleshooting tables with the most frequent problems affecting the equipment with possible causes and actions that may resolve these problems.
  • Grasp some equipment, additional themes related to calibration, quality

Course contents

Day-1

  • Pre-test
  • Introduction
  • Laboratory Equipment Calibration
    • Basics and Best Practices
    • What is Calibration?
    • Why Calibrate?
    • Calibration Terms
    • Calibration Quality Management Systems
    • Calibration Program Best Practices
    • Determining Calibration Intervals
    • Avoiding Production Delays
    • Calibration, Maybe Not a Do-It-Yourself Operation

Day-2

  • Laboratory equipment Troubleshooting
    • What is the source of the problem?
    • Troubleshooting
    • When problems cannot be corrected
    • Service and repair
    • Retiring and disposing of equipment

 

  • Some General Laboratory Equipment
  • Balances
    • Photographs of balances
    • Purpose of the balance
    • Operation principles
    • Installation requirements
    • Routine maintenance
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions

Day-3

  • Water Bath
    • Diagram of a water bath
    • Operation principles
    • Water bath controls
    • Water bath operation
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions
  • Water Distiller
    • Diagram of a water distiller
    • Purpose of the water distiller
    • Operation principles
    • Installation requirements
    • Routine maintenance
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions
  • Pipettes
    • Photographs of pipettes
    • Purpose of the pipettes
    • Operation principles of the pipette
    • Requirements for use
    • Using the pipette
    • Routine maintenance
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions
  • Stirring Heating Plate
    • Photograph of the stirring heating plate
    • Operation principles
    • Controls of the stirring heating plate
    • Installation requirements
    • Operation of the stirring heating plate
    • Routine maintenance
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions

Day-4

  • pH Meter
    • Purpose of the equipment
    • Photograph and components of the pH meter
    • Operation principles
    • pH meter components
    • Typical circuit
    • Installation requirements
    • General calibration procedure
    • General maintenance of the pH meter
    • Basic maintenance of the electrode
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions
    • Annex: The pH theory
  • Spectrophotometer
    • Photograph of spectrophotometer
    • Purpose of the equipment
    • Operation principles
    • Spectrophotometer components
    • Installation requirements
    • Spectrophotometer maintenance
    • Good practices when using the spectrophotometer
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions

Day-5

  • Colorimeters
    • Photograph of colorimeter
    • Purpose of the colorimeter
    • Operating principle
    • Components
    • Installation requirements
    • Operation of the colorimeter
    • Routine maintenance
    • Troubleshooting table
    • Basic definitions
  • Final test