Week 1
A controlled environment where experiments or testing can be performed
What is a laboratory
The medium containing the analyte, everything other than the analyte.
What is the matrix
Any source of potential damage, harm or adverse health effects on something or someone
Any tendency which prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question
What is bias
Injection, inhalation, absorption, ingestion
What are the 4 different routes of chemical exposure
state-mandated software that tracks each cannabis plant from seedling until it’s sold at a dispensary.
What is METRC or state compliance software
a type of software designed to improve lab productivity and efficiency, by keeping track of data associated with samples, experiments, workflows, and instruments
What is Laboratory Information Management System
Chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic, safety, or work organizational
What are types of hazards
Observation, ask a question, research, hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion, communicate results, new hypothesis.
What is the scientific method
Mouth pipetting, flipflops, eating food, putting on chapstick
What are things that are prohibited in the lab
These 3 organizations work together to oversee the Ohio Division of Cannabis Control?
Who are the Ohio Department of Commerce, the Ohio Medical Board, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy
51%, paper waste, cardboard waste, food waste, etc
What is the legal way to dispose of cannabis waste
The process used to identify, assess, and control workplace hazards and the risks to worker health and safety.
What is the hazard assessment
rules for how nature will behave under certain conditions (what happens) vs well-substantiated explanation to a phenomenon that is supported by facts gathered over time (why)
What is law vs theory
Performed by a badged laboratory employee, representative of batch, minimum of 0.5%
What are sampling requirements
Preparation, Procurement, Processing, Reporting Results
What are the 4 steps of general lab flow
Extraction time, temperature, particle size, solvent strength, agitation
What are 5 ways to increase extraction
A document that lists information relating to occupational safety and health for the use of various substances and products
What is the safety data sheet
Observations observed with senses vs observations put into numbers
What is qualitative vs quantitative observation
License numbers of both parties (Lab & client), Identity of driver, Sample item names (strain), Sample Item amount (weight or units), Ordered tests (Potency, microbial, etc.), Estimated time of arrival and turn-by-turn directions of transportation
What are items required on the transfer manifest
The equation for converting thca to thc
What is (0.877 x THCA) + THC
written plan developed and implemented by the employer which sets forth procedures, equipment, PPE, and work practices that are capable of protecting employees from health hazards presented by chemicals used in the workplace
What is the chemical hygiene plan
Health, Flammability, Reactivity, ₩
What are the 4 colors/parts of the Hazard Communication Square
Closeness of multiple measured values to each other vs Closeness of the measured value to the true value
What is precision vs accuracy
PPE, set up, new gloves, collect sample, record information, new gloves, manifest, transport to laboratory
What is the sample procurement process