Describe some things to avoid.
Clinical laboratory medical technology laboratory floor plan.
Confined space entry program.
For experimental spaces sketch out the dimensions of laboratory grade furniture benches desks equipment shelves wash areas on the architectural floor plan.
In addition floor standing centrifuges are noisy and dangerous as are large irradiators and will often require a room with a lockable door.
15 clinical laboratories 216 15 1 description 216 15 2 laboratory layout 218 15 3 heating ventilating and air conditioning 222 15 4 loss prevention industrial hygiene and personal safety 223 16 teaching laboratory 227 16 1 description 227 16 2 laboratory layout 228.
Present some examples of using lean to improve operational efficiency.
An extensive period of pre planning is vital to the design of a lab.
At a high level specimens are received sorted and routed to one of these three areas of processing.
In an automated system analyzers are arranged along a robotic track that operates much like a conveyor belt.
Present a limited case study of using lean to design a core laboratory.
Depending on the number of analyzers automated systems may involve 50 to 60 feet of linear track bolted to the floor.
Laboratory risk assessment tool.
When planning a design we further break down the workflow as moving from a central receiving and processing rap area to specific processes taking place in the molecular stat laboratory bacteriology batch micro molecular a biosafety level 3 laboratory not discussed in this article and.
Workshopping with those who will be using the area themselves is essential since the lab can be tailored to what the research requires and superfluous elements can be quickly identified.
Asbestos and other regulated building materials.
Describe how to plan a design project for a clinical laboratory.
Describe some key features of effective lean design.
Automated testing systems an advancing lab technology is facilitated by open plan lab design.
Answer any questions that you may have.