P1, M1 Unit 2 Assignment 1
P1 - Outline procedures in the scientific workplace.
M1 - Explain why procedures and practices are followed in the
scientific workplace.
Procedure Purposes of this How to carry out this How the procedure is
procedure procedure communicated
It is very important to treat One of the most important Since this procedure is
all materials with care rules when handling about an object, which will
because inappropriate or materials is to treat all of the be handled, usually the lap
wrong use can lead to break materials with care and manager fills up a form,
down of the equipment; precaution. You have to where all the details and
majority of the laboratory carry out specific procedures information that needs to be
Handling of equipment is expensive and when using different known is mentioned, to
materials sometimes result in materials. Additionally, to ensure that the materials will
purchases which are out of that, the staff have to be be delivered and used
the laboratory’s specially trained in good correctly.
budget. Additionally, misuse manual handling Emails are also very
of the chemicals could also techniques to lift and commonly used to
result in not only waste of transfer equipment or communicate this procedure
chemicals but sometimes stock. Lifting is done using a in the lab, since sometimes
also injury (usually putting straight back and bent the forms cannot be hand
individual’s health to risk). knees. Heavier equipment written, so they may be
has to be carried by more written via email.
than one person. Trolleys
can be used to transport
many or heavy pieces of
equipment from one lab to
another.
This procedure is critically As far as the store Store management is a very
important because storing management goes every lab commonly known type of
flammable chemicals in the has a similar structure of procedure, which gets
wrong place could be cabinets which stores the communicated usually by
dangerous to everyone in chemicals in specific cabins. signs on the front of
the laboratory and the For example, cupboards, which tells what
Store building. For example, you all of the flammable each contains, also there
management have store all chemicals chemicals are stored in a may also be precautions or
strictly to their categories. red cabin whereas all of the risk assessments on the
Flammables in one pesticides are always placed front of the cupboard which
cupboard and Explosive into the green cabins. will explain how the content
chemicals in completely Additionally, all of the of the storage unit may be
separate cupboard. This is chemicals should have used.
important because secure labels on them with
chemicals react, some more indicators of what is inside
than others. Explosive and the container. In addition,
flammable chemicals in one storing chemicals is also
place could lead to potential important to consider
harmful effects if leakage because different
occurs. This also, helps the temperatures might affect
laboratory technicians to the chemicals being stored.
understand what kind of
chemicals are exactly
where.
P1 - Outline procedures in the scientific workplace.
M1 - Explain why procedures and practices are followed in the
scientific workplace.
Procedure Purposes of this How to carry out this How the procedure is
procedure procedure communicated
It is very important to treat One of the most important Since this procedure is
all materials with care rules when handling about an object, which will
because inappropriate or materials is to treat all of the be handled, usually the lap
wrong use can lead to break materials with care and manager fills up a form,
down of the equipment; precaution. You have to where all the details and
majority of the laboratory carry out specific procedures information that needs to be
Handling of equipment is expensive and when using different known is mentioned, to
materials sometimes result in materials. Additionally, to ensure that the materials will
purchases which are out of that, the staff have to be be delivered and used
the laboratory’s specially trained in good correctly.
budget. Additionally, misuse manual handling Emails are also very
of the chemicals could also techniques to lift and commonly used to
result in not only waste of transfer equipment or communicate this procedure
chemicals but sometimes stock. Lifting is done using a in the lab, since sometimes
also injury (usually putting straight back and bent the forms cannot be hand
individual’s health to risk). knees. Heavier equipment written, so they may be
has to be carried by more written via email.
than one person. Trolleys
can be used to transport
many or heavy pieces of
equipment from one lab to
another.
This procedure is critically As far as the store Store management is a very
important because storing management goes every lab commonly known type of
flammable chemicals in the has a similar structure of procedure, which gets
wrong place could be cabinets which stores the communicated usually by
dangerous to everyone in chemicals in specific cabins. signs on the front of
the laboratory and the For example, cupboards, which tells what
Store building. For example, you all of the flammable each contains, also there
management have store all chemicals chemicals are stored in a may also be precautions or
strictly to their categories. red cabin whereas all of the risk assessments on the
Flammables in one pesticides are always placed front of the cupboard which
cupboard and Explosive into the green cabins. will explain how the content
chemicals in completely Additionally, all of the of the storage unit may be
separate cupboard. This is chemicals should have used.
important because secure labels on them with
chemicals react, some more indicators of what is inside
than others. Explosive and the container. In addition,
flammable chemicals in one storing chemicals is also
place could lead to potential important to consider
harmful effects if leakage because different
occurs. This also, helps the temperatures might affect
laboratory technicians to the chemicals being stored.
understand what kind of
chemicals are exactly
where.
