Safely Managing the Laboratory Supplies

The procurement of good laboratory equipment is a daunting task. But still more tedious is its management and maintenance. A good laboratory manager has to ensure the safety and availability of the laboratory equipment. A laboratory is a place where hazardous chemicals, flammable- pressurized gases and electrical energy is stored. A minor lapse in the upkeep of the equipments and materials can lead to disastrous results.

The safety of the laboratory would not only fix the danger of losing the laboratory material but would also safeguard the innocent lives of the workers working in the laboratory. Also proper storing and maintenance of the laboratory materials prevents the workers from getting exposed to harmful working conditions. The potential hazards caused by unsafe storage of the materials should be immediately rectified.

There are some simple tips which can keep your laboratory equipment and your workers safe. Firstly, you must always maintain a list of all your required lab safety equipment supplies. You can list them up in a clear table along with their standard specification. Secondly, calculate the EOQ of your lab supplies. EOQ means economic order quantity. This will ensure the availability of the laboratory safety equipments and materials. Things like your monthly consumption, minimum stock that you require to maintain and the time that would be taken for the delivery of the next order will be taken care of by EOQ.

Thirdly, your purchase should be from a local supplier. By giving priority to a local supplier you would fetch the benefit of shorter delivery time. Importing material from some other place would cause unnecessary delays rendering your lab unsafe. You can also get away from maintaining minimum stock of lab safety equipments.

Fourthly, always keep a few alternative suppliers in contact. Relying on a single supplier is always risky. Fifthly, your warehouse condition should be updated. This saves you from unhealthy condition of your lab safety supplies whenever you put them to use.

Sixthly, your workers must be kept aware of the up to date data of your lab safety equipment. Regularly updating them would further ensure their safety. Lastly, the suppliers of your materials must also be periodically evaluated. This would create trust and enhance your satisfaction.

By following the above tips of safety you will definitely find a complete transformation in your approach towards laboratory safety equipments and supplies. It will not just make sure that your lab equipment and workers remain safe but also the maintenance affair economical. The expenditure that your lab incurs will see a downturn. You would at the same time get competitive prices which will add to the pleasure.