Most lab managers would agree: maintaining a lab or cleanroom is a balancing act. Labs of any kind – whether medical, biological or pharmaceutical – require constant oversight to ensure they function safely and efficiently. One of the most integral ways to ensure safety, accuracy and functionality is with lab equipment certification.
Lab certification services are essential to safety and research. SEPS professionals perform a multitude of tests to verify lab equipment performance and accuracy prior to certification. Our numerous accreditation and affiliations are a testament to our considerable expertise.
If your lab relies on a biosafety cabinet (BSC), fume hood or laminar flow unit, then certification is absolutely critical. Below, we’ve assembled the most notable benefits to scheduling routine certification.
1. Customer Satisfaction
Of course, when it comes to certain labs, research results are fundamental to their work. For example, medical labs are responsible for the collection and analysis of their clients’ biological materials. Usually, the data they collect from these materials dictate potential diagnoses of illnesses or infections. Therefore, clients expect accurate and reliable results. In the medical field, providing patients with questionable or incorrect data is simply unacceptable. In fact, it could prove to be a very reckless threat to their health.
By scheduling certification for your cleanroom or equipment, situations like this can be avoided. Certification is vital to serving your clients. Additionally, it shows your strong commitment to their health and satisfaction.
2. Quality Assurance
Essentially, lab equipment that regularly receives certification functions at their highest levels. It means that a professional expert has inspected the device and performed industry-standard tests to make sure it’s working right. Naturally, this is confirmation that the unit is delivering accurate results.
If your lab must perform research and gather data, then certification is an indisputable necessity. Without it, there’s a chance that your work can be compromised. Lab personnel could possibly distribute inaccurate results without even knowing. Equipment can be operating deficiently.
If your lab doesn’t schedule routine certification, it can be operating below the proper standards. Therefore, the quality of the work can suffer significantly. Inevitably, this means unnecessary expenses and damage to your lab’s reputation.
3. Lab Safety
Naturally, when it comes to lab work, safety should always be your highest priority. As mentioned earlier, the safety of patients can be seriously compromised without regular certification. In fields like medicine, no lab can afford to operate without it. However, in any scientific field, you can put your employees’ safety at risk without certification.
Basically, if lab personnel operate equipment that hasn’t been certified, it can be very dangerous. Dysfunctional machinery can backfire or combust in spontaneous, unpredictable ways. Consequently, this can be extremely hazardous to anyone nearby. Of course, in any lab with a biosafety rating, this is especially dangerous.
No lab can afford to go without scientific equipment certification. It can pose significant hazards to patients, clients and personnel.
4. Cost-Efficiency
Obviously, quality, safety and customer satisfaction are fantastic incentives to certify your equipment. However, another tremendous asset is saving money! No lab can be reckless with their budget. And this is a fantastic way to save money and prevent potential future losses.
Basically, if your lab’s equipment continues to operate without proper testing or calibration, it can abruptly fall into disrepair. Consequently, you’ll be responsible for repairing or replacing it. Obviously, this usually happens at the most inconvenient times. Certification is critical to the maintenance of lab equipment. Naturally, without it, your lab can run into serious, unnecessary expenses.
Conclusion
When we test and certify equipment, it’s a steadfast guarantee that it’s operating perfectly. We provide all facilities with comprehensive documents verifying the results of the tests.
At SEPS, we specialize in services that help to keep labs running smoothly. Whether it’s decontamination, biosafety cabinet maintenance or equipment calibration, they’re all very necessary ways to keep personnel safe, quality consistent and equipment intact.
