SOP for external samples

1. Reserve dedicated slot for external, emergency slots well in advance

2. Sample will be collected by Vanitha and will be entered in the register

3. any slot other than the dedicated days/emergency will be discussed with the FT before booking

4. Service request form will be submitted along with the sample. If not available, please contact

Arun/Suma for the information

5. Please collect the sample 2 days in advance of the slot

6. Please mark the sample collection in the register and in the service request form mark the ‘slot

completed’ with date

7. please complete the slot on the booked date

8. Any problem with the sample, please communicate 2 days in advance so that the slots can be

adjusted effectively

9. Save the sample names as per the user given nomenclature. By any chance the name is changed,

include a note in the data folder so that the user can trace the samples

10. Transfer the data in the Devstaff only

11. if the samples are only for your tool, after completing, please do not put it back in the sample box

12. If samples are for multiple tools, against each tool, please mark analysis is completed so that the

last person can discard the samples

13. The last person doing the analysis should not put the sample back in the sample box

14. Sample to be returned need to be handed over to Vanitha

15. Individual sample boxes will be provided for each lab