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4.4 Quality Control and Assurance
Practicing quality control and assurance, and operating under governmental regulations.
Critical Work Functions
- 4.4.1 Monitor, inspect, and verify quality of the product, procedure, or specimen to ensure compliance with standards and specifications
- 4.4.2 Develop, install, and revise validation procedures and protocols
- 4.4.3 Control and maintain documentation about qualification and validation
- 4.4.4 Calibrate and validate equipment systems and assess equipment performance
- 4.4.5 Revise and update standard operating procedures
- 4.4.6 Take and document corrective and preventive action according to Standard Operating Procedures or as directed
- 4.4.7 Know and comply with current federal, state, local, and industry regulations
- 4.4.8 Participate in compliance training
Technical Content Areas
- 4.4.9 Quality Control/Quality Assurance
- Continuous Improvement
- Audits
- Validation Testing
- Documentation
- Product Specifications
- Statistical and Data Analysis
- Inventory Management
- Test Standards and Controls
- Quality Assurance Logs
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Proficiency Testing
- Plant or Material Flow
- 4.4.10 Regulatory Compliance
- Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Federal Regulatory Agencies (including but not limited to):
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Research Council (NRC)
- Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
- Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
- State and Local Regulations
- Industry and Professional Regulations