The goals of the department are to have our  lab facilities upgraded to today's safety standards: ergonomic and adjustable chairs with backrests, working safety hoods, sinks with foot controls to wash hands and upgraded lab counters ( as seen in RSCE and Newburgh). 

The first and easiest upgrade is the purchase of student chairs that are adjustable to the height of the equipment and microscopes being used by the students. The lab seats that are currently used are at least 30 years old, They are wooden, falling apart and have no height adjustment capability which leads to improper posture, backaches and headaches because students are not correctly positioned to look at their specimens through the microscope. Students have complained about these issues and some use books to sit on to correct this problem. The lab chairs should also have a back rest for students to lean against after a prolonged time at the microscope or another piece of equipment. The Chemistry lab currently has stools that have no padding or back rest which creates severe discomfort for our lab students after sitting on these stools during a lab session. Microscopes are one of the main pieces of equipment used in the clinical lab and are used extensively in our student labs. The chairs should not be an impediment to student learning by causing discomfort and pain while students are using lab equipment.

Our main goal is to replace  the chairs in all 3 lab rooms used in the Clinical Science Technology Department ( BT 315, 317, 319)

The wooden chairs in these labs are old and are falling apart. As stated earlier, they have not been replaced for the last 30 years. Injury can result from students continuing to use these chairs that are falling apart and from which students can fall from and injure themselves.

Newer lab chairs are ergonomic and adjustable so that students can have a better learning experience using microscopes and lab equipment without causing themselves injury due to poor seating. These chairs should be able to adjust to the height which would allow students to work at the lab bench in a more comfortable and less painful way.