WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 

This course is for all Laboratory Scientists, Technologists, Research Officers, Scientific Officers, Project Managers, Students in Tertiary Institutions, Research Institutes, Government Agencies, Industries, NGOs and General Public etc.

OBJECTIVES:

The objectives of this workshop are to expose the participants to glassblowing techniques, procedure to setup a glassblowing laboratory, Maintenance of glassware, Hazards and Safety procedures involved in the glassblowing laboratory. Furthermore, participants will gain an understanding of the implementation of the Laboratory management system.

COURSE CONTENT:

-       The role of NISLT in Laboratory Management and Administration in Nigeria.

-       Glassblowing associated hazards and possible precautions/safety e.g. use of didymium goggles and handling gloves etc.

-       Equipment and Materials needed to set up a glass blowing Laboratory

• Glass blowing equipment such as Bench mounted torch file or glass knife graphite rod blow
• Tools and equipment used in glass blowing workshops.

-       Types of glasses suitable for laboratory glass wares e.g. borosilicate, soda lime (soda glass), silica glass

-       Properties of glasses  e.g. resistance to thermal shock, resistance to chemical attack etc.

-       Types of glasses used as laboratory wares

-       Glass cutting techniques.

-       Construction of simple glass wares

• Construct T.Y joints
• Construct U bends
• Construct simple glass wares e.g. pipettes, burettes, and test tube.

-       Methods of glass manipulation e.g. simple point pulling, test tube ends, tube bending, rod re-enforcing, baubles

• Joining two glass tubes.
• Blow bulbs at the end and in the middle of tubes.

-       Calibrate the glass ware.

-       Annealing.

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