New Employee Handbook and Reference Guide (Final Applied Assignment)
As lab manager, you are responsible for putting together a manual to give to all newcomers to your lab. This manual will provide new lab members with information they will need to get started with their work and adhere to the rules and regulations of the laboratory.
In your manual, include:
- Record Keeping
- Inventory Tracking and Maintenance
- Orders (Placing, Receiving)
- Protocol Revisions/Curation
- Accessing Protocols
- Safety and Compliance
- Mandatory Training
- Equipment Maintenance
- Emergency Response
- Emergency Contacts
- Employee Acknowledgement Agreement Signature Page
Your grade will be based upon: (a) Manual is appropriate for the chosen lab type (20%); (b) Manual is well-organized and includes a table of contents (15%); (c) Manual covers all (or most) relevant topics necessary for new lab members, including contact information for supervisory and safety staff (20%); Manual is well-written and provides a concise set of guidelines and standard operating procedures for the lab environment (35%); Proper use of grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence and paragraph construction (10%); 5-7 pages (%)
