Good Laboratory Habits

If bad habits are eliminated, what are they replaced with? Ms. Quam lists five good habits in her lesson:

1. Inspect the control charts or rules violated to determine type of error.
2. Relate the type of error to possible causes.
3. Consider factors in common on multi test systems.
4. Relate the problem to recent changes.
5. Verify the solution and document the remedy.

Although not mentioned by Ms. Quam, a sixth good habit is to perform a regular review of the quality system to assess its effectiveness. See Keys to a Productive Review of the Laboratory Quality System for more information.