Elements and Performance Criteria
- Acquire reference materials
- Maintain reference materials
- Monitor storage conditions to ensure that they comply with suppliers' warranty specifications
- Monitor storage conditions to ensure materials remain true to specification
- Test material during storage, where relevant and appropriate, to report on reference characteristics and specificity
- Report findings that suggest reference specimens may be deteriorating
- Dispense reference materials to clients
- Maintain a safe work environment
- Use established safe work practices and personal protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel
- Follow safety protocols when handling and processing reference materials
- Minimise the generation of wastes and environmental impacts
- Ensure the safe collection of redundant/outdated stocks for subsequent disposal