Electronic Device Use in the Laboratory: The Keys to Safety
Three main risks to consider when it comes to personal electronic devices, and how to safely incorporate their use in the laboratory
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Dan Scungio, MLS (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ)
Dan J. Scungio, MLS (ASCP), SLS, CQA (ASQ), has over 30 years of experience as a certified medical technologist. He has a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in Amherst and Buffalo, New York. Dan worked as a laboratory generalist in hospitals ranging in size from 75 to 800 beds before becoming a laboratory manager. After 10 years of lab management, he became the laboratory safety officer for a system of 12 hospitals and over 20 laboratories and draw sites in Virginia and North Carolina.
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