Final answer:
Quality assurance staff is responsible for approving or rejecting tissue and discontinuing processing/release of tissue if there are deviations from SOPs. They are not responsible for testing equipment.
Step-by-step explanation:
Quality assurance staff is responsible for all of the following except:
- a. Approve or reject tissue: Quality assurance staff must review and approve or reject tissue to ensure its quality.
- b. Discontinue processing if deviations of SOP's are denoted: Quality assurance staff must discontinue the processing of tissue if there are any deviations from the standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- c. Discontinue release of tissue if deviations of SOP's are denoted: Quality assurance staff must also discontinue the release of tissue if there are any deviations from the SOPs.
- d. Perform testing to ensure that equipment is operating within specifications: This is not a responsibility of the quality assurance staff. Testing equipment to ensure it is operating within specifications is usually the responsibility of maintenance or technical staff.