Laboratory Guidelines and Rules

1. Laboratory staff: Official USM staff and under the supervision of the Lab Management Office.
2. Teaching and Learning Laboratory: Practical classes for undergraduate or master's by coursework programmes.
3. Research Laboratory: A place or permanent workstation for postgraduate students or users, except for undergraduate students.
4. PPTI students: Students who register under the School of Industrial Technology (PPTI) in SMU-Pelajar.

1. Laboratory staff information (name, telephone number) is placed on the laboratory door.
2. SOP of laboratory users before, during and after the use of the laboratory is displayed on the laboratory door. A self-checklist of laboratory user is placed on each laboratory as a reminder to laboratory users.
3. The Management is fully supervised by the LMO and laboratory staff, such as material procurement, repair, and disposal.
4. Laboratory staff shall ensure that all laboratory activities are carried out smoothly without any interruptions/problems. For example, consumables must always be sufficient. The equipment is functioning well. If not, the laboratory staff shall report to the LMO for further action and inform or discuss with the lecturer who will use the equipment for his practical class.
5. Laboratory staff must ensure that the laboratory is always in a clean and tidy condition.
6. A temporary collection area for experimental waste (chemical /biological/broken glass) is provided, and the waste disposal SOP is displayed in the area.
7. Disposal of experimental waste shall be done by laboratory staff and assisted by LMO.
8. Users/students need to ensure that the workplace and equipment/apparatus are cleaned after use. Laboratory staff can take action against the user/student if they fail to do so. An example is a warning issued to the student or the student barred from using the laboratory for at least a week or more. The severity is dependent on the frequency of the student's failure to follow the rules that have been set.
9. New Students/users of the PPTI laboratory must introduce themselves to the laboratory staff and LMO for the first time before using the laboratory at PPTI.
10. If the practical class needs to be continued after office hours, the lecturer who teaches the practical class needs to inform the laboratory staff involved.
11. Students (postgraduate/final year project) need to fill in the overtime form and get approval from the supervisor if they want to carry out any laboratory activities after office hours.
12. Laboratory staff must ensure that users/students comply with all laboratory rules, including using specific equipment in the laboratory. The rules of using the equipment are displayed, and a clear briefing will be given by the laboratory staff if necessary.

1. Laboratory staff information (name, telephone number) is placed on the laboratory door.
2. The Management is fully supervised by the LMO and laboratory staff, such as material procurement, repair, and disposal.
3. SOP of laboratory users before, during and after the use of the laboratory is displayed on the laboratory door. A self-checklist of laboratory user is placed on each laboratory as a reminder to laboratory users.
4. Referral lecturers can assist in their area of expertise in research equipment if necessary—for example, theory and working principle of HPLC and so on.
5. Laboratory staff must ensure that all laboratory activities are carried out smoothly without any interruptions/problems. For example, consumables must always be sufficient, or the equipment is functioning well. The laboratory staff shall report to the LMO for further action and inform or discuss with the lecturer who will use the practical class equipment.
6. Laboratory staff must ensure that the laboratory is always in a clean and tidy condition.
7. A temporary collection area for experimental waste (chemical /biological/broken glass) is provided, and the waste disposal SOP is displayed in the area.
8. Disposal of experimental waste is done by laboratory staff and assisted by LMO.
9. Users/students need to ensure that the workplace and equipment/apparatus are cleaned after use. Laboratory staff can take action against the user/student if they fail to do so. An example is a warning issued to the student or the student barred from using the laboratory for at least a week or more. The severity is dependent on the frequency of the student's failure to follow the rules that have been set.
10. New Students/users of the PPTI laboratory must introduce themselves to the laboratory staff and LMO for the first time before using the laboratory at PPTI.
11. If the practical class needs to be continued after office hours, the lecturer who teaches the practical class needs to inform the laboratory staff involved.
12. Laboratory staff must ensure that users/students comply with all laboratory rules, including using specific equipment in the laboratory. The rules of using the equipment are displayed, and a clear briefing will be given by the laboratory staff if necessary.

1. Laboratory staff (name, telephone number) is placed on the laboratory door.
2. Student or user information (name, photo, telephone number) is placed on the laboratory door.
3. The lecturer's information (name, telephone number, and QR code) for those researching in the laboratory is posted on the laboratory door.
4. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for laboratory users, applicable before, during, and after use of the laboratory, is displayed on the laboratory door. A self-checklist of laboratory users is placed in each laboratory as a reminder to laboratory users.
5. Registration of chemicals purchased by the lecturer shall be submitted to the laboratory staff for recording and auditing purposes.
6. Users or students who use nanoparticles in their research activities must seek advice from the Lab Management Office (LMO) before starting their work.
7. A temporary collection area for experimental waste (chemical /biological/broken glass) is provided, and the waste disposal SOP is displayed in the area.
8. The disposal of experimental waste (chemistry, biology, broken glass) will be conducted by students/users and assisted by the laboratory staff in charge based on the guidelines set by the UKKP. Waste disposal SOPs are displayed in the area. The LMO will give a briefing on the waste disposal procedure.
9. Each student/user's workstation must be clearly labelled, including the student’s name, phone number, and supervisor's name.
10. The use of research laboratories by non-PPTI students for the first time must obtain written approval from the Dean, and the LMO must be informed for recording.
11. Users/students need to ensure that the workplace and equipment/apparatus are cleaned after use. The monitoring will be done by laboratory staff.
12. Users/students need to remove gloves when pressing the elevator button and to open the laboratory door.
13. Tidiness and cleanliness in the laboratory other than the student/user's workplace are under the laboratory staff's responsibility. Laboratory staff can take action against students who defile the public areas (other than student workplaces) in the laboratory. An example is a warning issued to the student or the student barred from using the laboratory for at least a week or more. The severity is dependent on the frequency of the student's failure to follow the rules that have been set.
14. All aspects of the research laboratory are the joint responsibility of all laboratory users (Lecturers, students, laboratory staff, research assistants, etc.).

1. The Lab Management Office (LMO) will provide and place the laboratory safety checklists in all laboratories based on the checklists used by UKKP USM.
2. The PPTI Occupational Safety and Health Committee (DOSH) will conduct regular monitoring of safety issues and overall laboratory conditions. Any findings will be reported to the lecturer and a copy will be sent to the respective division chairperson and the Deputy Dean of Research. Follow-up action, if any, shall be taken within the stipulated period.

The administration office will only process the student thesis submission form after obtaining confirmation from the Lab Management Office (LMO) and the student supervisor. Students will need to return any borrowed research apparatus and equipment and clean the research workplace. A list of remaining samples and chemicals that have been used must be submitted to the laboratory staff for record and audit purposes.

1. Competency training in the use of laboratory equipment is conducted by laboratory staff, utilizing high-performance equipment. However, training in the use of other basic laboratory equipment will be implemented.
2. The implementation method for this training will be developed based on the suitability of the equipment and the level of student understanding.
3. Materials and information for the introductory orientation of new postgraduate laboratory users will be provided by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hafiidz Jaafar and uploaded to the PPTI website. Students need to take the test until they have passed.

Any laboratories that use additional locking tools or padlocks need to duplicate two copies of the keys and submit them to the Lab Management Office (LMO) and Madam Rasslene at the central administrative office.