Why is good design essential for the efficiency, effectiveness, security and safety in a laboratory?

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Why is good design essential for the efficiency, effectiveness, security and safety in a laboratory? How can poor design hamper these? Good design is one of the most important aspects in a laboratory for its efficiency, effectiveness, security and safety. An ideal laboratory will have appropriately located and stored toxic gases and liquids, hazardous solids, unstable chemicals, ionising and non-ionising radiation sources and other artificial biohazards. This will improve the efficiency of the laboratory as it means chemicals will be near key experimental areas for example the fume cupboard, meaning that
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there will be less moving around the laboratory in search of chemicals, therefore speeding up the process and making it more efficient. However, space is also a key aspect of safety in the laboratory. The more space there is in a laboratory, the lower the risk of an accident occurring as the chance of physical interaction with others is reduced. Also, the number of people in a laboratory is also important for safety, because the more people there are working in a laboratory, the less space each person has to carry out their work, which will hinder their efficiency. If ...

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