Safety Precautions & Lab Procedures
Safety Precautions and Lab Procedures
Bret Niemeyer
Abstract—The purpose of this paper is to provide you with safety precautions, lab procedures and reference materials to equip you with useful information in the computer electronics and technology fields. The topic is not complete, however it should introduce concepts and provide a framework of where to obtain important information for your safety and well-being.
shut down of instruments.
I. INTRODUCTION HIS DOCUMENT examines safety precautions related to technology in preparing you to add value in the global economy. The rate at which a society’s technology advances is determined by the relative rate of its ability to process information. [1] Since the invention of the transistor, this technology has doubled it productive capacity as the same price point since the 1970’s. It seems no other technology past or present has matched this performance in the free market by providing us with new products and process that change the way in which we live, technology determines what constitutes a need, and therefore the nature of consumer demand. An approximate graphical representation of this phenomenon unique to the rapid innovations cycles of the semiconductor industry as a whole is described by Moore’s Law. [2] See figure 1 for details. Since the cost of replacing valued employees is enormous, creating a foundation of safety and trust is essential to having a successful career and / or a successful business. Safety, personal safety, workbench safety, servicing and handling of equipment and proper lab procedures are critical to cultivating excellent work habits. [3] The safety rules for a laboratory depend on the kind of lab, the materials and procedures used. There are many different safety procedures starting with the environment, structures and facilities, to the laboratories, pilot lines, and manufacturing lines of specific product lines. The ones to use depend on what activities, sampling, analysis,
Bret Niemeyer
Abstract—The purpose of this paper is to provide you with safety precautions, lab procedures and reference materials to equip you with useful information in the computer electronics and technology fields. The topic is not complete, however it should introduce concepts and provide a framework of where to obtain important information for your safety and well-being.
shut down of instruments.
I. INTRODUCTION HIS DOCUMENT examines safety precautions related to technology in preparing you to add value in the global economy. The rate at which a society’s technology advances is determined by the relative rate of its ability to process information. [1] Since the invention of the transistor, this technology has doubled it productive capacity as the same price point since the 1970’s. It seems no other technology past or present has matched this performance in the free market by providing us with new products and process that change the way in which we live, technology determines what constitutes a need, and therefore the nature of consumer demand. An approximate graphical representation of this phenomenon unique to the rapid innovations cycles of the semiconductor industry as a whole is described by Moore’s Law. [2] See figure 1 for details. Since the cost of replacing valued employees is enormous, creating a foundation of safety and trust is essential to having a successful career and / or a successful business. Safety, personal safety, workbench safety, servicing and handling of equipment and proper lab procedures are critical to cultivating excellent work habits. [3] The safety rules for a laboratory depend on the kind of lab, the materials and procedures used. There are many different safety procedures starting with the environment, structures and facilities, to the laboratories, pilot lines, and manufacturing lines of specific product lines. The ones to use depend on what activities, sampling, analysis,
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