By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• The principles of operation of key laboratory equipment
• The principles of reliable laboratory measurements
• Key laboratory safety issues and safety measures

Lab Managers, Supervisors, Tem Leaders, Chemists and Technicians, Health & Safety and Environmental Professionals, Laboratory Seniors, Technologists, Analytical Laboratory Professionals, Laboratory Staff, Superintendents, Supervisors, Engineers, Chemists and Analysts, Auditors, Research Directors, Chemical Engineers, Health & Safety Professionals Instrument Engineers, Research and Development Scientists, and Quality Assurance/Control Managers

• Introduction
• The laboratory and its purpose
• The laboratory environment
• Types of equipment: an overview
• Laboratory layout and construction
• Out-of-laboratory services, electricity, ventilation, water, drains etc.
• Benches, hoods, sinks
• Glassware
• Plasticware
• Wet chemistry
• Instrumental chemistry
• Principles of instrumental chemistry
• Balances
• Titration
• Colorimetry
• Polarography
• Light absorption
• Atomic absorption
• Chromatography
• Petroleum laboratory equipment
• Calibration
• Correlations
• Reference materials
• Correct laboratory techniques
• Statistical principles for laboratory measurements.
• Reporting of analytical results
• Why is safety important?
• Safety policy
• Laboratory safety
• Handling of toxic and hazardous materials
• Spills and spill control
• Good laboratory practice
• Material safety data sheets
• Emergency preparedness
• Emergency planning
• Handling of compressed gases (cylinders)
• Destruction of hazardous chemicals in the laboratory
• Examples of calculations

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.