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    This document provides guiding principles for laboratory accreditation, including floor plan design, workstation setup, and optimal work processes. It recommends that the laboratory space be organized into distinct work areas with adequate size. Equipment should be placed to facilitate smooth workflow and avoid placement in high-traffic areas. Supplies and reagents should be stored in dedicated cabinets and organized according to expiration dates. Workstations should contain all necessary documentation, equipment, and supplies laid out to follow testing processes. Defining standard operating procedures and utilizing constant small-batch workflow can improve turnaround times and quality.

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    This document provides guiding principles for laboratory accreditation, including floor plan design, workstation setup, and optimal work processes. It recommends that the laboratory space be organized into distinct work areas with adequate size. Equipment should be placed to facilitate smooth workflow and avoid placement in high-traffic areas. Supplies and reagents should be stored in dedicated cabinets and organized according to expiration dates. Workstations should contain all necessary documentation, equipment, and supplies laid out to follow testing processes. Defining standard operating procedures and utilizing constant small-batch workflow can improve turnaround times and quality.

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    2.1 SLMTA Floorplan v2

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    This document provides guiding principles for laboratory accreditation, including floor plan design, workstation setup, and optimal work processes. It recommends that the laboratory space be organized into distinct work areas with adequate size. Equipment should be placed to facilitate smooth workflow and avoid placement in high-traffic areas. Supplies and reagents should be stored in dedicated cabinets and organized according to expiration dates. Workstations should contain all necessary documentation, equipment, and supplies laid out to follow testing processes. Defining standard operating procedures and utilizing constant small-batch workflow can improve turnaround times and quality.

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    GLI Stepwise Process towards TB Laboratory Accreditation

    Guiding Principles
    Guiding Principles for Laboratory Floor Plan Design
    Good Workflow
    Laboratory space should be: Equipment should:
    Adequate in size for testing needs be placed to facilitate smooth and efficient Filing
    workflow printer
    Organized into distinct work areas Step 4: Resulting Cabinet
    sample reception have sufficient operational area Step 3:
    sample preparation be safely positioned
    Testing
    testing avoid placement in high traffic area

    results production avoid placement that requires frequent


    moving for cleaning and maintenance Analyzer
    results validation and release
    avoid direct placement under air-
    reagent and consumable storage conditioners
    data / filing / records (non-testing areas) avoid nearness to sinks and wet benches
    Be clean & uncluttered avoid direct proximity to heat source
    Expired and unused supplies and reagents (instrument or sunlight) Step 2:
    should be discarded allow adequate space between instrument Processing Step 1:
    All non-functioning / out-dated equipment back and wall
    should be removed from the laboratory Receiving
    and store room Supplies and reagents should:
    Neat and well-lit
    Poor Workflow
    Have dedicated cabinet or shelf space for
    storage (at each workstation, if possible)
    Step 1: Receiving Filing
    Be arranged to facilitate compliance with the Cabinet
    Electrical requirements: First-Expiry-First-Out rule
    Step 4: Resulting
    Step 3:
    Extension chords should positioned safely
    Refrigerators should: Testing
    out of the walkways
    All analyzers should have surge protectors be positioned to avoid disturbance and over- Analyzer
    All analyzers should have UPS heating
    (Uninterruptible Power Supply) be well organized and not over-stocked

    Water: only hold items in use or planned for use


    not have close mixing of samples and
    Lab personnel should know the water type
    reagents
    and usage requirements for the equipment
    in their labs not hold food or drink

    printer Step 2:
    Processing

    Source: Strengthening Laboratory Management towards Accreditation


    GLI Stepwise Process towards TB Laboratory Accreditation

    Guiding Principles

    Guiding Principles for Workstation Set-up

    Required equipment and supplies All documentation readily available Optimal workstation Layout
    Personal protective equipment gloves, Equipment Owners Manual Follow the sequence of the
    masks, sharps containers, etc., Equipment Manufacturers Data process
    Waste Disposal Containers (serial number, contact information) Place all main instruments together
    Office supplies pencils, paper, stapler, Logs reagent, QC, equipment arranged in a semi-circle (or U-
    scissors, etc. maintenance & service, shaped) work cell (versus
    environmental (temperature, individual workstations spread in
    Materials, consumables, and reagents various rooms). This arrangement
    required to perform maintenance humidity, etc.) and corrective action
    allows a single operator to keep all
    Materials, consumables, diluents, and Standard Operating Procedures analyzers running.
    reagents required to perform testing (SOPs)
    Place highest-volume chemistry
    Ancillary equipment required for testing Critical Values and hematology analyzers closest
    (such as pipettes, pipette tips, timer, Population Reference ranges (if to laboratory entrance to minimize
    mixer, vortex, rotator) available) walking.
    Specimen racks to organize workload Clinician contact information Place back-up equipment, if
    available, behind main analyzers.
    Equipment Operators Toolkit
    If more than one centrifuge is
    available, decentralize and place
    adjacent to the analyzers
    workstation. Be aware of possible
    interference to the analyzer caused
    Optimal Work Process by vibrations from operating the
    centrifuge.
    Define the standard work / operating procedures (SOP) and specify the sequence of Specify a permanent location for
    steps as well as the key actions an operator must take to ensure high quality each item (equipment, tools, and
    Utilize constant workflow or small batches to decrease turn around time (TAT) and supplies). Mark the outline of each
    operator waiting time item (i.e., the shape of scissors,
    stapler) with colored tape so a
    Analyzing specimens using a one-piece flow process (first in/first out) allows earlier
    missing item will be noted & easily
    detection of quality problems
    replaced

    Source: Strengthening Laboratory Management towards Accreditation

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