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Lab Manager's checklist

The Lab Manager’s checklist

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 BasedLabMan

The checklist is a first rate tool for keeping an eye on the lab Continue reading The Lab Manager’s checklist

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Delivery security is an essential part of lab management

Keeping deliveries secure

September 26, 2017September 15, 2017 BasedLabMan

Knowing what’s arrived & what hasn’t Continue reading Keeping deliveries secure

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Danger Signs: the secret sauce of risk assessment

Next level Risk Assessments

August 31, 2017August 29, 2017 BasedLabMan

We all know Risk Assessments, right?  Bits of paper that are filled in in a pro-forma way, then filed and never consulted again. I’ve recently come to the radical conclusion that perhaps these things should actually do something.  Maybe that will go … Continue reading Next level Risk Assessments

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Learn the faces, learn the names

Remembering Lab Workers’ names

August 17, 2017 BasedLabMan

Trouble remembering lab worker names? Make flashcards. Continue reading Remembering Lab Workers’ names

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If you don't separate your waste, you end up in the dump

Waste separation

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 BasedLabMan

Properly separating chemical waste is one of those things keep you out of jail or the hospital.  There’s a reason why I list in as one of the four-and-one pillars of lab safety. The main danger from waste is mixing … Continue reading Waste separation

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In lab management, systems beat goals

The Lab Manager’s System

August 6, 2017August 6, 2017 BasedLabMan

To manage the lab, you need to think in terms of systems, not goals Continue reading The Lab Manager’s System

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How to negotiate like Don Corleone

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 BasedLabMan

Negotiating is a key skill for a lab manager. Continue reading How to negotiate like Don Corleone

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If you really want to change a habit, put money on it

How to actually fix bad habits

June 1, 2017June 13, 2017 BasedLabMan

Put money on it. Continue reading How to actually fix bad habits

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