New Chemist Training Schedule:

Day 1

Read and understand the following SOPs:
Standard Operating Procedure
Qualification and Training of QC Laboratory Personnel
Laboratory Chemicals
Cleaning Glassware for Use in Laboratory Testing
Laboratory Safety Training Module
Chemical Hygiene Plan
Handling Carcinogens and EHSs in the Laboratory
Laboratory Chemical Spill Team Procedure
Compressed Gas Cylinders

Required Instructor Led Trainings:

Course Title
Instructor Led Laboratory Safety Tour




Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Perform laboratory safety tour

Complete laboratory safety tour sheet (next page),
attach to training attendance log


Laboratory Safety Tour

Tour Topic Instructor initial and date Trainee initial and date
Show trainee location of fire
extinguishers/Alarms/Blankets.

Show trainee location of safety
showers and eyewash
fountains. Instruct the trainee
how to use both.

Show trainee the required PPE
areas. Explain the yellow line
in the dissolution lab.

Show trainee location of spill
kits (Mercury, Acid, and
Caustic).

Show trainee location of all
exits from the laboratory.

Show trainee location and use
of the waste sinks.

Show trainee location of
broken glass receptacles.

Show the trainee location of
the solvent and reagent storage
rooms. Discuss the
segregation of chemicals.
Show trainee the process waste
drum and the hazardous waste
cabinet.

Show the trainee the location
of personal protective
equipment.

Show the trainee the location
of first aid kits.

Show the trainee the location
of the waste drums downstairs.

Show the trainee the locations
of the MSDS (both the hard
copy and online version)

Show the trainee the location
of corridor utilized in case of
tornadoes. Explain that this is
the severe weather shelter.



Items not applicable are marked N/A and initialed and dated by the instructor.

Day 2

Read the following documents listed below:
Course Title
Testing of Raw Materials
Drug Product Stability Program
Laboratory Instrument Calibration and Maintenance
Analytical Laboratories Instrument Service Review
Quality Control Logbooks
Balance Use, Calibration, and Maintenance
Balances Training Module
Weighing on an Analytical Balance (USP General Chapter)
Weights and Balances (USP General Chapter)



Required Instructor Led Trainings:

Course Title
Hands-on Balance Training


Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Demonstrate how to record on balance verification
logbooks

Demonstrate how to record on balance equipment
use logbooks

Demonstrate calibration of all types of balances in the
laboratory

Show tools used to weigh on balances (weigh pans,
weigh paper, anti-static equipment, etc.)






Read the following documents listed below:

Course Title
Pipetting and Dilutions Training Module
Volumetric Apparatus (USP General Chapter)
Calibration of Micropipetters and Bottle Top Dispensers


Required Instructor Led Trainings:

Course Title
Pipetting Exercise


Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Trainer demonstrates how to pipet and dilute a flask
to volume

Trainee demonstrates how to pipet and dilute a flask
to volume

Trainee completes pipetting exercise using a balance

Trainee completes form (on next page) by calculating
mean and % RSD




Pipetting Exercise

1. Place a glass beaker on the top loader balance.
2. Tare the balance.
3. Pipet 10 mL of water (in grams) into the beaker.
4. Record the weight of the water pipetted on the table below.
5. Repeat pipetting exercise above for a total of ten weights, remembering to
tare the balance between repetitions.
6. Calculate the % RSD of all ten weights.





Weight of 10 mL of Water (g)
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Mean

% RSD





Analyst Name: ____________________________________________________

Date Exercise Performed: ___________________________________________


Day 3

Read the following documents listed below:

Course Title
Analytical Reference Standards
Monitoring of Controlled Substances in Laboratory Testing
Calibration and Use of the pH Meters
Monitoring of Refrigerator and Freezer Temperatures
pH Meters Training Module
USP Orientation Training Module
Mixing and Filtration Training Module Training Module
Environmental Storage Training Module


Required Instructor Led Trainings:

Course Title
Hands-on pH Meter Training
Hands-on Environmental Storage Training


Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques pH Meter
Task Complete
(Check when
complete)
Trainer demonstrates how to calibrate pH meter
Trainer demonstrates how to measure pH
Trainer demonstrates how to record calibration data in the
calibration logbook

Trainer demonstrates how to document usage in pH
instrument use log

Trainee calibrates pH meter
Trainee demonstrates how to measure pH
Trainee records calibration data in the calibration logbook
Trainee documents usage in pH instrument use log




Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Environmental Storage
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Trainer shows location of ovens
Trainer shows location of standard and
reagent storage

Trainer shows location of desiccators
Trainer introduces trainee to control
center and explains role of control center


Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Mixing and Filtration
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Trainer shows how to use a sonicator
Trainer shows how to use shakers
Trainer shows how to use syringes for
manual filtration

Trainer shows how to set up and use
vacuum filtration apparatus

Trainer shows how to centrifuge samples












Day 4

Read and understand the following SOPs:

Title
Maintenance and Documentation of Laboratory Notebooks
Laboratory Solutions
Laboratory Testing and System Suitability
Laboratory Data Audits
Significant Figures, Rounding, and Reporting of Laboratory Data
Documentation in the QC Laboratory Training Module
Auditing of Documentation in the QC Laboratory Training Module
Laboratory Solutions Training Module

Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Laboratory Solutions
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Trainer walks through a solution
preparation, going over how to prep and
calculate for increased volumes

Trainer shows trainee a laboratory
notebook write-up of a solution
preparation, showing common sources of
documentation error

Trainee prepares a dissolution medium,
buffer, and mobile phase preparation

Trainee documents solution preparations
accurately with minimal documentation
error










Day 5

Read and understand the following SOPs:

Course Title
Retest of Raw Materials and Packaging Components
Finished Product Release Action Limits
Use and System Administration of Networked Laboratory Instruments
UV/Vis Thermo Scientific Evolution 300 Operation and Use
Standard and Sample Preparations Training Module
Spectrophotometric Identification Tests (USP General Chapter)
Spectrophotometry and Light-Scattering (USP General Chapter)


Hands on Training Tasks/Techniques
Standard Comparison Exercise
Task Complete
(Check when complete)
Trainer demonstrates how to log onto UV-
Vis in laboratory

Trainer shows trainee how to retrieve an
application method and set up the sample
sequence.

Trainer demonstrates proper scanning
technique, including but not limited to
cleaning of the cell, monitoring of the 400
nm absorbance, etc.

Trainee scans standard comparison
samples using proper scanning technique
as demonstrated by trainer.

Trainee documents standard comparison
preparation and analysis on UV-Vis in
real time with minimal documentation,
preparation, and analysis error.



Other Required Trainings for New Employees:
LabWare LIMS Training
Controlled Drug Agent Training
Trackwise Training
5S Training
Visual Management Training
Leveling Flow/Standard Work Training