Conclusion: Responsibility

Company Responsibility

  • The company also carries certain responsibilities:

    • The laboratory has a responsibility to communicate to all its employees its compliance policies, procedures, standards of conduct and the consequences of non-compliance.
    • All employees must be able to understand the policies and standards.
    • The laboratory has a responsibility to act on reported problems and suspect activities.
    • The laboratory must resolve problems and ensure they don't recur.
    • The laboratory must take appropriate and fair disciplinary actions against all involved.
    • The laboratory must report to the appropriate government agency when necessary.
    • The laboratory must promptly return money received from the government to which it is not entitled.
    • The laboratory must audit its policies and procedures to ensure they are being followed and that they work.

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