Tinytag Plus 2 temperature data loggers have been employed to monitor the laboratory, office, fridges, and freezers of a leading drug and alcohol testing laboratory.
Working within the family legal sector, Cansford Laboratories carries out drug and alcohol testing for workplaces, governments, and individuals. Samples of hair, nails, oral fluid, and dried blood spots are stored in refrigerators throughout different processes of analysis and quality control. Temperature must be monitored to ensure that it remains within the set acceptance criteria to comply with the company’s Quality Management System and laboratory standard ISO 17025:2017.
The Tinytag Plus 2 data loggers with built-in temperature sensors are used ensure compliance with the specific storage temperatures required and Cansford Laboratories’ internal standard operating procedure (SOP). In addition to their use in storage facilities, Tinytags are used to monitor ambient room temperatures, especially that of the laboratory, as the equipment produces a significant amount of heat while running. The data gathered also provides the opportunity to examine and validate the performance of air conditioning systems and how well they maintain constant temperatures.
The loggers were selected for their wide temperature range – from -40 to +85°C – which makes them suitable for multiple monitoring locations. They are also compact and durable, making them ideal for unobtrusive use across the laboratory, office, fridges and freezers.
