tinker71

Thanks to you both for your guidance. I think that I have already sourced the UK equivalents of the information you provided CharonY and as for calibration of equipment, I agree TonyMcC that that will be one of the foremost factors to consider. Its almost like a needle in a haystck at the minute but I am sure that if I keep looking, all the information I need will slot into place....fingers crossed!! Thanks again

Thanks for your reply. One point to make is that I am not having to fund the setting up of the lab myself as the company have a budget set aside for this purpose. It is just that if they have not set aside enough (which I fear will be the case) then to accept a job offer would be a pointless exercise. What I am ideally after at this stage is a 'one-stop shop' to go through the technical aspects such as design, waste disposal, regulations etc. as the other fact is that whilst I am more than capable of carrying out the required work, I have only been doing this kind of work for a couple of years there may be regulations stating that I am not experienced enough to run a small lab on my own. I am just struggling to get enough information together at the moment.

Hi there I am looking for some guidance on where to begin with looking into starting up a lab in accordance with BS EN ISO 7218:2007. Whilst I currently have access to a university lab working to these guidelines, I have had a job offer which would mean me starting up a lab to to analyse microbiological environment samples from the preparation of agars through to the presumptive plate counts after incubation (obviously in addition to general house-keeping etc.). These are all aspects that I am more than comfortable with but have minimal understanding in the business, H&S aspects etc. I have a copy of the Standard but am wondering how feasible and costly this will be to set up from scratch and am looking for ideas / things to consider. If the exercise is too costly, it could make all the difference with regards to the job offer. Any help woould be greatly appreciated