Safeguarding Equipment Information

Some contractors do not leave behind the information packed with equipment they install. After all, they probably think, what use will the laboratory people have for installation instructions This material, often separate from use and maintenance instructions, will be very helpful down the line when repairs or modifications have to be made. The laboratory operator should collect all such information and file it away with care. He may never look at it again, but there could be a day when it will be urgently needed. 

An installer may even inadvertently toss away warranty information that comes with a piece of equipment. In one such case, an air conditioner broke down less than one year after installation. It took phone calls to the designer, the general contractor, and the sub-contractor to get matters straightened out. Meanwhile, the July weather was getting hotter by the day. 

In conclusion, it may be said that the laboratory operator must be on deck at all times dining construction. No matter how good the architect, designer, or contractor may be, when construction begins, Murphy s Law will surely prevail Anything that can go wrong, will. 

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Just as your employees need the right hammer or wrench to do their jobs successfully from an operational prospective, it is essential that the safety and health professional properly equip your employees with the essential tools and knowledge in safety and health function. Employees should be equipped with not only the tools but also the reason why the particular tool is to be utilized in a particular job or circumstance as well as the underlying safeguards the particular tool provides to the individual employee. For safety and health professionals, it is relatively simple to provide the safeguard, such as personal protective equipment (PPE), and inform the employee he or she is required to wear the PPE. However, if the employee possesses a voice in the PPE selection process, fully understands the reason for the PPE as well as the strengths and weaknesses of the PPE, there is a substantial likelihood that the employee will wear and appreciate the PPE in the workplace. 

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