Discussions on establishing a new laboratory

There are many aspects to consider when building a new laboratory: 1. The design of the building should take into account factors such as the types of analyses to be conducted, the number of instruments used, and the required cleanliness standards, in order to ensure that the space is spacious enough and well-organized. 2. Some functional areas need to be thought through carefully; it’s best to hire a professional design firm to handle the design, and you should also ask plenty of questions and offer your suggestions. It is also recommended to leave some extra space to avoid a too compact layout. 3. Equipment procurement is very important; it’s essential to buy the right type of equipment rather than expensive ones. Of course, this is different if there is sufficient funding available. You need to have a thorough understanding of the project you are analyzing, and consider in detail what attachments and spare parts are required. 4. Involve more professionals in the construction process.

Steps to set up a new laboratory: 1. Compile a list of tests required for the equipment in use； 2. Collect the standard methods required for the test checklist ； 3. Compile and establish analysis operating procedures ； 4. The architectural layout and functional divisions of the laboratory, such as: chemical analysis rooms, heating rooms, balance rooms, sample preparation rooms, rooms for large precision instruments, warehouses, duty rest rooms, document rooms, and so on. 5. Civil engineering and decoration ； 6. Procurement of analytical instruments, procurement of analytical reagents, and installation and calibration of equipment ； 7. Staff recruitment and training

The equipment list should be determined first, the scale of the laboratory needs to be defined, and only after the laboratory is set up should work procedures be developed

Thank you all up there~~~ As a newcomer to the analysis lab, I hope everyone can give me plenty of guidance

Of course, the first step is to determine what kind of equipment and reagents are needed based on the purpose of the laboratory; once all the hardware is ready, it’s the skill of the laboratory staff that comes into play.

The general procedure for establishing a new laboratory is as follows: 1. Based on the requirements of the equipment, the process engineering department determines the analysis items and their frequency； 2. Determine the analysis and testing methods based on the analysis items, and prepare the analysis and testing procedures ； 3. Staff training ； 4. Determine the analytical instruments, reagents, etc. in accordance with the regulations ； 5. Inquiry and procurement of facilities such as analytical instruments ； 6. Coordinate with specialties such as architecture, structure, electrical and instrumentation systems, water supply and drainage, and HVAC to arrange the laboratory ； 7. Inspect analytical instruments and purchase analytical reagents ； 8. Install and calibrate analytical instruments, plot curves, and prepare standard solutions ； 9. Laboratory acceptance: It is put into formal use based on the requirements of equipment commissioning and production.

I recommend the materials available on basic websites: 1. Quality Management Plan; 2. Illustrated Total Quality Management; 3. Overall Plan and Basic Requirements for the Establishment of Analytical Laboratories; 4. The laboratory management system proposed by Canghai Banzhu in a solicitation post. By combining these with the suggestions given by the poster, there should be no major issues. First, try to search for them; if you can’t download them, please send me a text message

I suggest you read some books on chemical analysis; they explain everything in detail. It’s available on the forum as well.

First floor: Rooms that require fume hoods include the preparation room and the physical properties room (fume hoods can be selected for finished products). All warehouses need to be equipped with exhaust fans. Drug warehouses, natural gas analysis rooms, preparation rooms, and physical property testing rooms require an environment with constant temperature and humidity, corrosion resistance, cleanliness, and sound insulation. The warehouse needs to have shelves, medicine racks, equipment stations, etc. Equipment benches are installed in the natural gas analysis laboratory. The mixing room and property testing room require equipment benches and laboratory benches (all of which are custom-made to the actual required dimensions); the natural gas analysis room, one of the warehouses, the mixing room, the property testing room, the maintenance room, and the calibration room need a power supply. Water supply and drainage systems are required in the warehouse (one of them), the mixing room, the physical properties testing room, and the maintenance room. The natural gas analysis laboratory does not require explosion-proof features and does not store natural gas. The pressure of municipal water is 4 kilograms. Second floor: The second floor serves as the main area for analysis and testing, and it requires high standards regarding the environment – conditions such as constant temperature, constant humidity, corrosion resistance, cleanliness, sound insulation, and vibration isolation must all be met. Environmental analysis laboratories, ultra-clean analysis laboratories, finished product inspection laboratories, and raw material analysis laboratories all require conventional analysis furniture such as fume hoods, equipment tables, and lab benches (finished products can be customized according to specific size requirements). Power supply must be installed in all rooms of this floor except for offices and rest areas. The environmental protection analysis room, the cleanroom, the finished product inspection room, the raw material analysis room, the water treatment room, the balance room, and all reserved rooms require water supply and drainage systems. Third floor: This floor is mainly used for instrument analysis laboratories. All such laboratories require an environment with a constant temperature and humidity, as well as protection against corrosion, cleanliness, sound insulation, vibration isolation, radiation protection, and electromagnetic interference suppression. The instrumental analysis laboratory is equipped with equipment benches, experimental side tables, and testing furniture (which can be customized to specific size requirements). All instrumental analysis laboratories require water supply and drainage as well as power supply.

I agree with what was said on floor 7: the first item is usually provided by the design institute based on similar installations, and they also supply the list of equipment; one then makes adjustments based on experience. Staff training is very important. The bidding and commissioning of analytical instruments are also very important. 1. Based on the requirements of the equipment, the process engineering team determines the analysis items and frequency ； 2. Determine the analysis and testing methods based on the analysis items, and prepare the analysis and testing procedures ； 3. Staff training ； 4. Determine the analytical instruments, reagents, etc. in accordance with the regulations ； 5. Inquiry and procurement of facilities such as analytical instruments ； 6. Coordinate with specialties such as architecture, structure, electrical and instrumentation systems, water supply and drainage, and HVAC to arrange the laboratory ； 7. Inspect analytical instruments and purchase analytical reagents ； 8. Install and calibrate analytical instruments, plot curves, and prepare standard solutions ； 9. Laboratory acceptance: It is put into formal use based on the requirements of equipment commissioning and production.