Raising the Level of Nursing Laboratory According to Safety Standards of Laboratory in Thailand, the SIRCOP Center, Faculty of Nursing Science and Allied Health, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University

Abstract

Safety is important for those who use the services of nursing laboratories. Sometimes the person in charge of the laboratory does not identify the safety issues within the laboratory totally. Therefore, the adoption of safety standards, especially the Enhancement of Safety Practice of Research Laboratory in Thailand or ESPReL, is used as a guideline for development, prevention, and safety precautions are important. The SIRCOP center is responsible for maintaining the laboratories as a teaching and learning resource, for study visits by teachers, students, and visitors. Therefore, safety standards are one of the cornerstones of SIRCOP activities. Before improving the safety of the laboratories according to the ESPReL checklist, we found a huge of hazards. Therefore, a plan to address the hazards has been prepared to increase the safety level of the laboratory. From the results of all 3 laboratories, the scores increased in all components. The components that received 100 percent scores for all 3 laboratories were component 6 which was the basic knowledge of laboratory safety. The second highest scoring component was component 4 which was the physical characteristics of the laboratory equipment and tools received a score of 97.6 percent equally in all 3 laboratories. The component that received the lowest score was component 5 which was hazard prevention and remedial system a score between 69.2-70 percent. The key success factors are getting support from executives at all levels, creating an understanding of safety standards with relevant people, having a clear work structure, and continuous development.