Maintenance should include

• keeping the equipment clean and in good condition
• explaining sanitation and disinfection of work area and laboratory supplies
• adhering to laboratory prohibitions (e.g., no eating, no drinking, no applying makeup, no putting on contacts or lip balm, no gum chewing, no neglect of personal hygiene)
• identifying inventory control concepts
• following industry guidelines and regulations
• identifying precautions to prevent contamination of apparatus, work surfaces, personnel, and other elements of the medical laboratory environment. 

Process/Skill Questions:

• Why is it important to keep the medical laboratory equipment clean?
• Why is it important to maintain medical laboratory equipment?
• Why are safety and cleanliness essential in a medical laboratory environment? 
• What are different types of disinfectants used in the laboratory?