Labratory Health And Safety Flashcards
Calibration
Adjusting equipment to improve precision.
Quality control
Internal or external assessment to ensure accuracy.
Vernier scale
Method to locate an organism or artefact on a microscope slide.
Reagent kits
Chemicals that change colour when encountering a substance.
Condenser
Lens on a microscope.
Rheostat
Light on a microscope.
Sediment
Deposit layer.
Supernatant
Fluid layer.
RPM
Revolutions per minute.
SOP
Standard operating procedure.
Yellow waste disposal
Hazardous waste for incineration.
Orange waste disposal
Hazardous waste for treatment prior to incineration.
Purple waste disposal
Cytotoxic and cytostatic waste.
Blue waste disposal
Pharmaceutical.
Black and yellow waste disposal
Non-hazardous offensive waste.