SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA

Name: JOHN PAOLO BAYRO LACANILAO (04210003511)

Section: MEDTECH 3-Y1-6
Subject: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

ACTIVITY:

Different pipettes used in the laboratory

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Define and briefly explain the Universal Precautions.

“TREAT ALL SPECIMEN AS POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS”

It means that every specimen that we are handling are potentially infectious to our
health, even those specimens coming from our family are still potentially infectious so that we
always need to be protective. Always wear PPEs for our protection, don’t do anything especially
in laboratory without the proper PPE’s and procedure, because even a little thing can make
danger to our health.

Draw the following Laboratory Hazards:

a. Biological

b. Chemical

c. Electrical

d. Fire

e. Radiation

f. Environmental

g. Carcinogenic

h. Corrosive

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Define the 5S Principle and correlate it with on how you will maintain a clinical lab (Japanese
and English equivalent)

THE 5S STEPS
Sort – Determine what is needed and what is not needed.
Set in Order – “A place for everything and everything in its place” – Control at glance.
Shine – Structured cleaning roster performed routinely
Standardize – Repeatability of prior steps. Determine best practice and make standard.
Sustain – Create a culture of care, group effort, ideas and suggestions of continues improvement
across the company.

STEP 1 – Sort your laboratory.

Sort is based on removing unnecessary items and disposing of them correctly. Eliminate
obstacles and you will reduce the chance of being disturbed by unnecessary items in the
laboratory. This phase will also help prevent the accumulation of unnecessary items and assist
in the assessment of necessary items such as debt, cost etc…

Some key steps that will assist with the sorting phase are:
Establish a white tag area (Holding Area non-required items)
Identify the items that are not required at the current location.
Get team members on board to assist with the evaluation process.
Dispose of items not required after team approval.

STEP 2 – Set your laboratory in order.

This step will assist in the arrangement of all necessary items in order so they can be easily
picked up for use. It will prevent loss of down time and will make it easy to find and identify the
necessary tools, equipment, and supplies. You will need to identify sources of waste and
rearrange items.

Key steps to help you Set in order:

Make sure all items have a home using signs, labels, and shadow boards.
Clearly define work areas. Use floor marking, pedestrian isles, clear access, and process flow.
Use indicators for high or low inventory levels. Read more about Kanban.
Consider color coded inventory bins to improve visual management.
Identify equipment and consumables used Daily, Weekly and Monthly and locate according to
usage.

STEP 3 – Make your laboratory Shine!

Thoroughly cleaning your work areas in the laboratory can keep your lab area safe from hazards
and clutter which can result in inefficiencies. Getting in the habit of cleaning and inspecting your
laboratory workspace you will be able to identify leaks, spills, potential contamination, or any
other minor problems that could evolve into larger problems down the track.

Key steps to assist you with the “Shine” process.

Clean thoroughly – Make it literally shine!
Identify responsibilities.
Look at frequency of cleaning requirements in division of the laboratory.
Make a list of items that need routine cleaning to assist with the standardization step.

STEP 4 – Standardize in your laboratory.

The purpose of standardization is to ensure that the 5S steps are performed to a common
standard. This is where you or your team will develop standard operating procedures (SOPs)

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which help in the in the on-boarding of new employees and save time for routine tasks as well as
improving overall efficiency. You will also want to document equipment and processes while
developing an audit schedule and assigning specific tasks to staff members.

Key steps to standardization:

Develop Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Document equipment and processes.
Develop an audit schedule and assign tasks to individual

STEP 5 – Make your program Sustainable.

The Sustain step is the most challenging and difficult stage for most organizations. This portion
of the 5S will have the highest level of variability since every laboratory is different. It is
important to define your measures of performance (MOPs) early, doing so will allow you to begin
tracking your results immediately. This step may be the most trying of phases, it is also the one
with the largest payoff! You will want to regularly communicate and train employees to adopt the
5S methodology and follow to the 5 phases to keep your lab running efficiently and
professionally.

Key actions for sustainability:

Sort, separate what is unnecessary
Set in Order, organize
Shine, clean up and make it shine!
Standardize, establish standard operating procedures
Sustain, develop long-lasting habits

The 5S area of lean methodology is a very powerful tool when your full team is on board.
Every laboratory is differed, and you will have to adapt 5S to work with your facility. Remember,
driving lean improvements can seem challenging at times, but when you utilize the proper tools,
approach, and support, you can make a difference in your laboratory.

Define the Laboratory waste management

a. Segregation
Segregation means separating different wastes into different color-coded bins with liners
or sharps containers at locations where they are generated, and it is always the first and the
most important activity in HCWM

b. Storage
Storage methods include containers, tanks, waste piles, and surface impoundments.

c. Treatment
Waste treatment refers to the activities required to ensure that waste has the least
practicable impact on the environment. In many countries various forms of waste treatment are
required by law.

d. Disposal
Laboratory waste may dispose of in recycling, trash, laboratory glassware disposal
boxes, sharps containers, or regulated medical waste boxes; it may need to be submitted to the
Chemical Waste Program or Radioactive Waste Program pending contamination.

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