Monday, June 14, 2010
of labels and uncertainty
“If you’re not sure. don’t guess, ASK. wrong guesses are costly”
This is posted somewhere in our laboratory. For us lab analysts and to those people who are working at the lab this is VERY IMPORTANT. This is considered as one of the cardinal rules. If something doesn’t have label or anything written on it, don’t ever use it until you’re sure of it. At the lab you must first know the dos and the don’ts and some chemicals should not be mixed with certain liquids because of its contents that are highly reactive, explosives or poisonous when inhaled etcetera. If you’re doubtful leave it alone or better yet ask someone whom you think can help you know what it really is. after all, there’s no harm in asking right?.
Uncertainties inside the lab is a big no-no. Doing the wrong steps, using highly suspicious chemicals only invites chaos. it can be terribly confusing, ‘is this the right thing?’ ‘what if I’m following the wrong procedure?’. Then you’ll become vulnerable which can affect your performance thus results may be questionable and may turn out to be the way you expected. Reporting must be true and based on the facts. You have to be 100% sure of all the things that you used and did.
Isn’t what we want. A clear definition and right label so that we can start in a good way. no worries and confident about it because IT IS and not what we think it is or thought it is. Wrong guesses are destructive and harmful we should always take that it mind. why plunge into something unknown when you already know what will be the outcome? is it the thrill of knowing that you’re right in the end?. or you just want to prove yourself wrong?.
do the what you know is wrong, Risk and suffer the consequences which you will be accountable for? or do the right thing which is the safest and will save you from the impending humiliation? which is which?.
This is posted somewhere in our laboratory. For us lab analysts and to those people who are working at the lab this is VERY IMPORTANT. This is considered as one of the cardinal rules. If something doesn’t have label or anything written on it, don’t ever use it until you’re sure of it. At the lab you must first know the dos and the don’ts and some chemicals should not be mixed with certain liquids because of its contents that are highly reactive, explosives or poisonous when inhaled etcetera. If you’re doubtful leave it alone or better yet ask someone whom you think can help you know what it really is. after all, there’s no harm in asking right?.
Uncertainties inside the lab is a big no-no. Doing the wrong steps, using highly suspicious chemicals only invites chaos. it can be terribly confusing, ‘is this the right thing?’ ‘what if I’m following the wrong procedure?’. Then you’ll become vulnerable which can affect your performance thus results may be questionable and may turn out to be the way you expected. Reporting must be true and based on the facts. You have to be 100% sure of all the things that you used and did.
Isn’t what we want. A clear definition and right label so that we can start in a good way. no worries and confident about it because IT IS and not what we think it is or thought it is. Wrong guesses are destructive and harmful we should always take that it mind. why plunge into something unknown when you already know what will be the outcome? is it the thrill of knowing that you’re right in the end?. or you just want to prove yourself wrong?.
do the what you know is wrong, Risk and suffer the consequences which you will be accountable for? or do the right thing which is the safest and will save you from the impending humiliation? which is which?.
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