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A Skills Training Manual in Basic Chemical Laboratory Techniques

An excellent self-help book and reference guide!

The training manual will assist any laboratory worker who has not had the opportunities to obtain formal education and training in simple laboratory procedures. Its intended use is bridging-the-gap from school to employment. Sections of the manual can also be used as a ready reference source.There are many Exercises at the end of the Lessons. Answers are supplied.

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  • How to take accurate temperature, conductivity and pH readings;
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  • How to do titrations;
  • Data interpretation.
  • And many more useful laboratory techniques are discussed.
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Where we are:

380 Umbilo Road
Umbilo
Durban 4001
South Africa

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Who we are:

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Our management team:
Vic Soffiantini
Managing Director
Sahistah Gaffoor
Operations Director
Camilla Barrow
Operations Manager
Nirvasha Debideen
Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor
Meshach Soonpal
Chemical Laboratory Supervisor

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Our staff or our company are members of the following professional organisations:

  1. National Laboratory Association logo

    NLA -- The National Laboratory Association oversees the interests of the large number of laboratories in South Africa. This includes the measuring, testing, calibration, verification and other bodies, as well as laboratories which operate in well-defined areas of Research and Development in the natural and applied sciences. Website at www.nla.org.za

  2. SANAS logo

    SANAS -- The South African National Accreditation System is recognised by the South African Government as the single National Accreditation Body that gives formal recognition that Laboratories, Certification Bodies, Inspection Bodies, Proficiency Testing Scheme Providers and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) test facilities are competent to carry out specific tasks. Website at www.sanas.org.za For our Certificate of Competency refer to our page Accreditation Certificate.

  3. ILAC logo

    ILAC - The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation is an international cooperation of laboratory and inspection accreditation bodies. Website at www.ilac.org

  4. South African Chemical Institute logo

    SACI -- The South African Chemical Institute advances the science and practice of chemistry in South Africa, as well as promoting and upholding the status of the profession of chemistry. Website at www.saci.co.za

  5. South African Association for Food Science and Technology logo

    SAAFoST -- The South African Association for Food Science and Technology is the Association for Food Scientists, Technologists and other Professionals serving the food and allied industries in South Africa. Website at www.saafost.org.za

  6. Society for Applied Microbiology logo

    sfam -- Society for Applied Microbiology is a UK based international society of microbiologists. Website at www.sfam.org.uk


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How to submit a sample:

  1. If you are sending a sample to us for the first time or requesting any of our other services, then kindly complete and submit our Agreement of Service form, either on line or by fax.
  2. If you are already a client of ours and have already submitted the Agreement of Service form, then you are only requested to submit your current requirements in writing, such as order number, what test to be done, etc., with the samples.
  3. If you are sending a sample to us for shelflife tests or stability tests, then kindly complete and submit our Shelflife Submission form, either on line or by fax.
  4. Perishable samples for bacteriological tests must be delivered to us at a temperature below 10°C, i.e. refrigerated or in a cooler box with ice blocks.
  5. Products that are normally stored frozen should also be delivered to us in a frozen condition.
  6. Upon delivery of the sample at our laboratories, kindly check and sign our Job Card after checking the details that our staff have filled in on the form, to avoid any misunderstanding about what you require.
  7. A list of the bacteriology tests that we undertake can be found on our List of Tests webpage!
  8. A list of the chemical tests that we undertake can be found on our sister company's webpage!

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