nited States Department of Commerce

National Institute of Standards and Technology

A111D3 73S7n PUBLICATIONS'

1ST Special Publication 815

Directory of State and Local

Government Laboratory

Accreditation/Designation Programs

Charles W. Hyer, Editor

NIST Special Publication 815 — /J^^

Directory of State and Local

Government Laboratory

Accreditation/Designation Programs

Charles W. Hyer, Editor

Office of Standards Code and Information

National Institute of Standards

and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(Supersedes NBS GCR 84-472)

July 1991

U.S. Department of Commerce

Robert A. Mosbacher, Secretary

National Institute of Standards and Technology

John W. Lyons, Director
National Institute of Standards U.S. Government Printing Office

and Technology Washington: 1991

Special Publication 815

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Spec. Pub). 815

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FOREWORD

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by

state and local government agencies. These programs accredit or designate laboratories or other

entities to conduct testing to assist the agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. This

accreditation or designation is based on some type of assessment regarding the capability of the

laboratory to conduct the testing. However, the nature of such assessments varies considerably

from agency to agency.

Laboratory accreditation and related efforts provide some assurance regarding the technical

proficiency and competence of an entity to assess a product's or service's conformance to a set of

prescribed standards. Many sectors of the economy may be interested in laboratory accreditation

and related programs for a variety of economic, procurement, safety, or other considerations.

Mutual acceptance of laboratory test results between states, local jurisdictions, and at the national

and international levels can also serve as a basis for increased opportunities for trade.

This directory is an update of information contained in NBS GCR 84-472, Principal Aspects

of U.S. Laboratory Accreditation Systems. This directory identifies pertinent state and

local government laboratory accreditation/designation programs and notes the appropriate contact

points within each agency and should be a valuable reference for all who operate, use, or rely on

laboratory services. Entries in this directory are based primarily on information provided by each

agency and reflect the agency's view of its activities. Parties interested in this area may also wish

to review NISTIR 4576, Laboratory Accreditation in the United States, an introduction to

the topic of laboratory accreditation, and NIST SP 808, Directory of Federal Government

Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs, a summary of programs conducted by

the federal government.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This directory is based on my earlier publications in the field with the format expanded to be

consistent with "NIST Special Publication 808, Directory of Federal Government

Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs", edited by Maureen Breitenberg. Both

John Donaldson and Maureen Breitenberg of NISTs Office of Standard Services have provided

important help and cooperation while monitoring this effort for NIST.

Special thanks are due to Nancy Trahey and the Nationjd Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation

Program (NVLAP) staff for their support in preparing this document, as well as to Ruth Schreiber

of Schreiber's Quality Word Processing Services, for her help in compiling this directory and

managing all aspects of information processing, and to all the program officios who provided the

information contained in this directory, without which this publication would not have been

possible.

Charles W. Hyer

Editor

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ABSTRACT

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of programs conducted by

state and local government agencies. These programs accredit or designate laboratories or other

entities to conduct testing to assist the agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. This

accreditation or designation is based on some type of assessment regarding the capability of the

laboratory to conduct the testing. However, the nature of such assessments varies considerably

from agency to agency.

Entries in this directory are based primarily on information provided by each state and local

government agency and reflect the agency's view of its activities. Parties interested in this area

may also wish to review NIST SP 808, Directory of Federal Government Laboratory

Accreditation/Designation Programs, which contains information on similar programs

conducted at the federal level.

The publication of this directory is part of ongoing NIST efforts to establish and maintain

comprehensive information on standards, regulations, laboratory accreditation and certification

programs and related information. This material answers the needs of government, industry, and

the public for information on state and local government laboratory accreditation and related

programs.

Key Words: accreditation; certification; designation; laboratory accreditation; laboratory

designation; Usting; proficiency testing; qualified laboratories; quality systems; standards; testing

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CONTENTS

Foreword iii

Acknowledgments iv

Abstract v

Introduction 1

Programs by State Governments 5

Programs BY Local Municipal Governments 47

Appendix I — Indices 69

State Accreditation/Designation System 70

Local/Municipal Accreditation/Designation Systems 71

Indexby Field of Testing 72

Index by Products Tested 73

APPENDIX II- Format Used for Each Entry 75

Appendix III ~ Information and Publications Available From SCI . 77

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INTRODUCTION

Background

Laboratory! accreditation has taken on increased significance worldwide as international recognition and

acceptance of national accreditation bodies have assumed greater importance in the reduction of technical

barriers to trade. Laboratory accreditation provides varying degrees of assurance of the technical

proficiency and competence of a laboratory to assess a product's or service's conformance to a set of

prescribed standards^ While laboratory accreditation and product/service certification are two distinct

areas, and not all laboratory accreditation programs are associated with a certification program, they are

closely related. The competence of laboratories which perform the required testing within a certification or

approval (e.g., building codes) system is as vital in securing acceptance of the results of that

certification/approved as is the adequacy of the standards on which the certification is based. The effects of

laboratory accreditation, product or service certification, producer^ quality system assessment and

registration by an assessment body'* are intertwined and together, (and now recognized under the term

conformity assessment), can serve as a basis for increased or diminished opportunities for international

trade.

Purpose of this Directory

This directory is designed to provide information on State, local and municipal laboratory accreditation and

similar type programs (systems) which designate a set of laboratories or other entities to conduct testing to

assist State, local and municipal agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. The systems or programs

include an assessment regarding the capability of the laboratory to conduct the testing. The type and

degree of such assessments, however, vary greatiy by the program. It should be noted that the entries in

this directory are based primarily on previously published information, and information provided by the

State, local or municipal agency and reflect the agency's view of its activities. Parties interested in this

area may also wish to review NIST Directory of U.S. Private Sector Product Certification

Programs, which contains information on a number of closely related programs, many of which are conducted primarily for recognition and use by State, local and municipal regulatory and procurement

agencies.

^Guide 25-1990 General Requirements for the Competence of Calibration and Testing Laboratories of the International

Organization for Standardization (ISO) provides the definition "laboratory: Body that calibrates and/or tests." It further notes:

"1) In cases where a laboratory forms part of an organization that carries out other activities besides calibration and testing,

the term 'laboratory' refers only to those parts of that organization that are involved in the calibration and testing process. 2)

As used herein, the term laboratory' refers to a body that carries out calibration or testing -at or from a permanent location,

-at or from a temporary facility, or -in or from a mobile facility."

^Guide 2-1986 of the ISO notes that: "The term laboratory accreditation may cover the recognition of both the technical

competence and the impartiality of a testing laboratory or only its technical con^jetence. Accreditation is normally awarded

following successful laboratory assessment and is followed by impropriate surveillance".

^ANSI Z34.1-1987 Third-Party Certification Program and its con^)anion ANSI Z34.2-1987 SelfCertification by Producer or

Supplier provides the definition "Producer. The manufacturer, distributor, supplio" or otha- party providing the product or

service who is responsible for assuring conformity to all requirements of the referenced standards or specifications."

^Guide 48-1986 Guidelinesfor Third-party Assessment and Registration ofa Supplier's Quality System define an "assessment

body" as "Third-party body which assesses and registers the Quality Systems of suppliers with respect to published Quality

Systems Standards."

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The accreditation/designation programs in this directory are conducted by State, local and municipal

government for both products and services (e.g., inspection and certification of installations). Each entry

contains a description of the program, information on the date that the program was initiated, the authority

under which the program is conducted, the fields of testing being accredited or designated (employing

where applicable ASTM 1224-88 Standard Guide for Categorizing Fields of Testing for

Laboratory Accreditation Purposes), the products directly or indirectly affected by the testing,

program requirements, availability of related pubUcations, and other information.

Directory Format

The State agency entries in this directory are organized by State, City and local government. Agency

entries are listed separately and grouped by State. Appendix I contains several indices, including a product

index. A description of the format used for each entry is contained in Appendix n.

Programs or systems included within this directory are updated or newly acquired listings based primarily

on the 1984 publication, Principal Aspects of U.S. Laboratory Accreditation Systems.^

Program Differences

Requirements for State and local government laboratory accreditation/designation programs vary

substantially. State programs arising from primacy responsibilities assumed from the Federal

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tend to include a review of documentation on aspects of an

organization's structure; personnel; equipment and facilities; equipment calibration and maintenance

procedures; quality control program; record keeping procedures; availability and use of operational/quality

manuals; content and quality of actual test reports; testing conditions, methods and procedures; and/or

sample handling and selection procedures; on-site inspection of the laboratory's equipment and facilities,

and/or the use of a proficiency testing program.^ Whereas, State, loceil and municipal programs intended

to designate laboratories that identify products and equipment regulated through adoption of codes

(requiring product conformity to specified standards and specifications) concentrate on initial reviews and

have few program follow-up or monitoring requirements.

Other State and local government laboratory accreditation and designation programs arise from the

adoption of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) national consensus standards and codes, such as the National Electrical Code (NEC). Certain of these standards required product testing, safety

evaluations, and approvals (or certifications) by a "Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)" in

order for specified products (equipment, materials or installations) to be acceptable for inst^lation or use. However, the original NFPA standards did not define "Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory."

Nevertheless, elsewhere in NFPA documents, various organizations were listed as NRTLs, including

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), and Factory Mutual Research (FM). Programs to add new laboratories

to those traditionally named as NRTLs became a major motivation for the establishment of

accreditation/designation programs. Therefore, just as no surveillance requirement was included in the

acceptance of UL, FM and other NRTLs, few such requirements exist in the programs intended to identify

additional laboratories as having essentially the same capabilities as UL, FM and certain other

"grandfathered" NRTLs.

^NBS-GCR-84-472 Principal Aspects of U.S. Laboratory Accreditation Systems - Revised 1984, Charles W. Hyer, Editor,

National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.

^Laboratory proficiency testing is defined by ISO Guide 2 as: "Determination ofLaboratory Testing Performance by Means of

Interlaboratory Test Comparisons."
The adoption of other model building codes requiring product conforming to these codes has generated

additional programs to accept laboratories and/or laboratory data regarding product conformity.

Included in the documentation submitted by laboratories in support of their application are other State,

local or municipal accreditations or Code Body generated evaluation reports which act as influential

recommendations. However, each State and local authority having jurisdiction has final responsibility for

its own accreditations/designations. In general, the requirements of each program have been tailored to

meet the agency's specific needs, but the reader should not assume that comparable programs, even those

conducted by cities with the same State, will include the same types or number of assessment procedures

or will provide similar assurance regarding a laboratory's competency.

The following chart summarizes the number and types of assessment criteria and procedures required by

21 State (S) and 1 1 local, municipal (LM) government laboratory accreditation/designation type programs

identified in this directory:

REQUIREMENT NO. OF PROGRAMS WITH REQUIREMENT

Yes No

(S) (LM) (S) (LM)

1. Submission of AooroDriate Documentation 21 11 0 0

2. Independence (No Conflict-of-IntCTest) 16 11 5 0

3. Financial Stability 2 0 19 11

4. On-site Inspection 14 1 7 10

5. Staff Qualification 21 10 0 1

6. Adequate QA System 21 11 0 0

7. Sample Control/Integrity 21 10 0 1

8. Recordkeeping Requirements 21 10 0 1

9. Test Report Content/Format 14 7 7 4

10. Available Operational Manuals/Instruction 18 3 3 8

11. Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities 4 0 17 11

12. Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities 5 0 16 11

13. Participation in Proficiency Testing Program 9 0 12 11

14. Adequacy of Facilities & Equipment 21 11 0 0

15. Equipment Maintenance/Calibration 17 . 8 4 3

All or most State and local, municipal government have independence (no conflict-of-interest), equipment,

facility, and personnel requirements. However, while two-thirds of the State programs have on-site

inspection requirements, only one of the eleven local and municipal government agencies reported has

such a requirement. Periodic random, periodic scheduled or participation in proficiency testing is required

by a few State programs, but no local or municipal program reported such a follow-up procedure.

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The most notable difference between programs is that some accredit or designate laboratories in specific areas (such as testing drinking watCT or milk) or for specific test methods, while others designate

laboratories over several fields of testing, each of which encompasses a broad range of tests.

Unlike federal programs described in NIST Special Publication 808, Directory of Federal

Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs^ independence (no conflict-ofinterest) is an important eligibility requirement for State, local and municipal government accreditation and

designation programs.

acceptance of accreditation program results by

Other State, Local and Municipal Government Agencies

Accreditation by some State laboratory accreditation programs can be useful in helping a laboratory gain

accreditation by other State, local and municipal governments. This is also true for participation in the

NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation (NVLAP) program, and acceptance by laboratory

evaluation programs of model code bodies. HowevCT, it should be noted that other than the programs

being named in legislation (i.e., Connecticut's requirement for NVLAP participation by construction

materials testing laboratories), each State, local or municipal agency accredits or designates its own list of

acceptable laboratories.

Directory Changes

All agencies listed in the NBS OCR 84-472, as well as over 100 new state and local government agencies

identified through various sources, were contacted. The response rate for new contacts was low, even

though each organization was contacted sevCTal times for information. One possible reason for the low

response rate is that the State and local government agencies did not perceive their activities as falling

within the scope of, or meeting the requirements for, classification as a laboratory accreditation/designation

activity.

State, local and municipal agencies are encouraged to notify NIST of any changes in their laboratory

accreditation programs or of new programs. Such information should be sent to:

Ofhce of Standards Code and Information

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Administration Building, Room A629

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(301) 975-4031

Other References

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

1751 - W.L. Dickinson Drive

Montgomery, Alabama 36109

205-271-7791

205-271-7950

Safe Drinking Water Act Certification.

1977.

Requires certification for all laboratories pCTforming analyses under the

Safe Drinking Water Act.

Biological, Chemical and Ionizing Radiation.

Drinking Water.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Current EPA and Alabama Clean Water Standards, voluntary standards

where applicable as test methods, etc.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Apf>ropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/hitegrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Listructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x

Equipment MaintMiance/Calibration Requirements

OthCT:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Criteria contained in EPA Manual for the Certification of Laboratories

Analyzing Drinking Water EPA/570/9-90/008, April 1990 is also used.

Complying laboratories refCTred to as certified laboratories.

Compliance: Mandatory for drinking water.

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Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Alabama accepted primacy under the Safe Drinking Water Act

(P.L. 93-523).

A $200 initial application fee is charged. No annual fees.

Every 6 months.

Professional chemist staff of Alabama Department of Environmental

Management Laboratories conduct aU assessment.

U.S. EPA proficiency testing performance evaluation samples, analysis

by Alabama Department of Environmental Management laboratories.

Normal State due process appeal mechanism.

Program application and proficiency testing analysis data.

None for laboratory use.

Eleven (11).

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic with facilities in Alabama.

List of Laboratories approved for drinking water analyses is available.

None.

Alabama accepts other state or EPA certification if other state recognizes

Alabama certification - reciprocity.
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Department / Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

California Department of Housing and

Community Development

Division of Codes and Standards

1800 Third Street

Sacramento, California 95812-1407

916-445-9471

916-327-4712

Approval or Listing of Testing and Inspection Agencies.

1986.

Approval of standcird plan for accessory structures or buildings;

foundation systems for mobile homes and commercial coaches and earth

quake bracing system - which must be tested and/or inspected and/or

certified by a listed testing/inspection agency.

Acoustic/Vibration Measurement, Chemical, Construction Materials,

Electrical, and Mechanical.

Accessory structures of buildings such as awnings, cabanas, carports,

etc.; mobile home foundations and certification of earth quake bracing

systems.

Division of Codes and Standards - Referenced Standard, Test Methods.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Listed Testing/hispection Agencies.

Mandatory.

CAC, Title 25, Chapter 2, Subchapter 1.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Yes.

Annual.

Staff of Department of Housing and Community Development as qualified

by activity assessed.

None.

Procedures of Department of Housing and Community Development

State Administrative Procedures,

Listed Labs.

A number is issued to each listed testing inspection agency or laboratory.

Fifteen (15) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

Listed Labs.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

California State and Consumer Services Agency

State Fire Marshal

7171 Bowling Drive, Suite 600

Sacramento, California 95823

ATTN: Duane Mathews

916-427-4161

916-466-4161

Approval of Inspection and Labeling Agency.

1983.

Approval of inspection and labeling agencies for California State Fire

Marshal Listed Products.

Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal.

California State Fire Marshal Listed Products. Fire Prevention Devices

such as fire alarm systems and building materials.

California State Fire Marshal (CSFM).

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Approved Agencies.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Voluntary.

State and Consumer Services Agency.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Yes.

Review based on CSFM experience. Frequency of review depends upon

the expaience of the CSFM with the laboratory.

Staff of California State Fire Marshal (CSFM).

None.

Appeals procedures of State and Consumer Services Agency.

List of Inspection and Labeling Agencies.

CSFM - Labels used must be of the self-destruct (non-removable) type or read "void if removed."

Fifteen (15) estimated as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Inspection and Labeling Agencies.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Laboratory Approval and Registration Program

Laboratory Division

Connecticut Department of Health Services

P.O. Box 1689

Hartford, Connecticut 06101

203-566-3896

None.

Connecticut State Department of Public Health Laboratory Approval and

Registration Program.

Prior to 1960.

The approval and registration of private and municipal laboratories in the

state as public health laboratories for the examination of air, water,

sewage, and trade wastes, as well as dairy products, some foods, and

pesticides. Licensed laboratories using dogs for research purposes.

Biological and Chemical.

Food and edible products. Agricultural products (except food), Chemical

compounds and iUied products (excluding human medicinals). Veterinary

products; disinfectants and other biocides. Water, air, components of the

environment.

Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) and State standards and

specifications and referenced testing and examination procedures.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Quahfication Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x Oher:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Complying laboratories said to be "Approved."

Mandatory.

The Connecticut Public Health Codes Sections 19-13-A 27 through 38.

rules and Regulations for Medical/Biological Teaching, Research and

Study.

None.

On-site review is a function of formal application verification, and

proficiency sampling is a follow-up procedure. Re-registration

biannually, approval based on the laboratory's adherence to all regulations

and the laboratory's performance in the State proficiency evaluation

program.

State laboratory personnel perform assessments.

Proficiency sampling based on State laboratOTy procedures.

No special provision included.

List of Laboratories and descriptive program literature.

None.

Two hundred (200) estimated as of April 1991.

Open to all U.S. laboratories.

List of Laboratories and descriptive program literature.

None.

None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Connecticut Department of Public Safety

Division of State Police, Bureau of State Fire Marshal

294 Colony Street

Meriden, Connecticut 06450-2098

203-238-6011

None.

Approval of Testing Laboratories.

1979.

Approval of testing laboratories for testing and listing of electrical

equipment and apparatus, and for gas fired appliances.

Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal.

Electrical and gas fired products and equipment.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

As reference in State Adopted Codes and Standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff QuaUfication Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Paiodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Laboratory Approval and/or Recognition.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List /Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary.

Building Code Administrative Committee.

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the department with

the laboratory, and/or changes in laboratory personnel or structure.

Staff of State Building Inspector.

None.

Departmental appeals procedures and State appeals procedures.

None.

None.

Five (5) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Laboratories.

None.

None.

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Department/Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Florida Board of Professional Engineers (Board)

Dept. of Professional Regulations (Department)

Florida, Testing Laboratory Authorization Program

1940 North Montgomery Street

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0755

904-488-9912

None.

Testing Laboratory Registration Rules.

1983.

To register and regulate all of the activities of testing laboratories

concerning engineering documents and reports produced for public record

or for delivery to a person outside the corporation so that they meet

standards of quality set forth in the statutes and rules governing the

practice of engineering.

AcousticA^ibration Measurement, Construction Materials, Electrical,

Geotechnical, Mechanical, Metrology, Nondestructive, Optics and

Photometry, and Thermal Testing.

All products on which reports are produced for the public record under

rules governing the practice of engineering in building construction and

materials.

All standards and tests methods, voluntary and/or mandatory which

involve engineering activities as defined in the rule, such as American

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E-329-77 "Recommended

Practice for Inspection and Testing Agencies for Concrete, Steel, and

Bituminous Materials Used in Construction."

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals^structions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Registered Testing Laboratory.

Mandatory for testing lal)oratories operating in the State of Florida.

Authority: Rule 21 H- 18.1 1 of the Board of Professional Engineers.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Biannual fee.

Biannual Filing.

Assessments are made by the staff of the Board.

None.

Due process appeals of the Department.

Registered testing laboratories are listed under Responsible Professional

Engineers.

None.

Not available as of April 1991.

Open to all U.S. laboratories with offices in Florida.

Included with list of Responsible Professional Engineers.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures

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Florida Office of State Fire Marshal

Larson Building

Tallahassee, Florida 32304

904-488-8268

None.

Listing as a nationally recognized testing laboratory.

1986.

To accept products listed by nationally recognized testing laboratories

meeting standard acceptance to the Florida State Fire Marshal.

Chemical, Construction Materials, Electrical, Mechanical, and Th^mal.

Products requiring safety standards such as those in National Electrical

Code References. Electrical appliances and Equipment.

Southern Building Code and Referenced Codes and Standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Recognized Testing Laboratory.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Voluntary.

State Fire Marshal - State Building Code and Adopted Referraces.

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the office with the

laboratory.

State Fire Marshal technically qualified staff.

None.

State of Florida Administrative Procedures.

None.

None.

Six (6) as of April 1991.

Open to all Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

None.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Florida State Solar Collector

Certification Program

300 State Road 401

Cape Canaveral, Florida 32920

407-783-0300

407-783-2571

Florida State Solar Collector Catification Program.

1977.

Approval of solar collector ratings as a State of Florida mandatory

program with laboratory accreditation of firms which provide necessary

test services.

Mechanical, Optics and Hiotometry, and Thermal.

Solar collectors, solar systems, photovoltaic modules and systems.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Requirements employ the ASHRAE 93-77 and ASHRAE 96-1980

voluntary concensus standard and referenced documentation as modified

by the Florida detailed specifications.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/hitegrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/histructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x

Equipm^t Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: The program employs essentially the ASTM E548, "Standard Practice for

Preparation of Criteria for Use in the Evaluation of Testing Laboratories

and Inspection Bodies" as guidelines.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Nationally Certified Laboratories, Laboratory Acceptance.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Voluntary as to laboratories, but mandatory for products intended for

Florida installation.

State Statute.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

No Fee is required to participate.

Non-Scheduled. Reports constitute the principal means of monitoring

other laboratory capability requirements.

The professional staff of the Florida Solar Biergy Center.

None is presently employed.

Due process appeals of Rorida Administrative Procedures.

List of Program Requirements, Florida State Solar Code.

None.

One as of October 1, 1990.

Open to aU domestic laboratories.

List of Nationally Certified (Acceptance) Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures

Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and

Environment Protection

Microbiological Analysis and Contaminant Groups

Analysis of Public Water Supplies

Division of Water, Bureau of Environmental Protection

Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources - Certification Section 1049

U.S. Highway 127 South, Annex Bldg., Suite 2

Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

502-564-3358

None.

Certification of laboratories for water contaminants and analysis.

1974 and 1977.

Accreditation of laboratories for inorganic and organic contaminant groups

and microbiological analysis of public water supplies. Accredited

laboratories can also conduct analyses of air pollution.

Biological, Chemical, and Ionizing Radiation.

Chemicals, water, air, (contaminants and analysis components of the

environment).

Handbook for Evaluating Water Bacteriological Laboratories,

EPA-670/9-75-006, August 1975. Standard Methods for the Examination

of Water and Wastewater. Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and

Wastes, EPA-600/4-79-020.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff QuaUfication Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Oth«-:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List /Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Complying Laboratories referred to as "Certified."

Mandatory for public water supply analysis laboratories and any

private/commercial laboratory doing contract work for public water

supplies, and private/commercial laboratories wishing to submit acceptable

analytical results to the Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and

Environmental Protection.

Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

pursuant to Kentucky Public and Semi-public Drinking Water Supplies

Regulation (401 KAR 6:015) and related to KRS 224.

Yes.

Documentation must remain updated and in conformance to formal

requirements. Initially, annual reviews and on-site visits are scheduled;

continued on-site visits depend on results of initial annual reviews.

Qualified staff of the Division of Water, Drinking Water Supply Branch,

Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.

Yes, EPA's Performance Evaluation Program.

Detailed in plan requirements as approved by U.S. EPA.

Certified Laboratory Semi-Annual Listing.

None.

Sixty (60) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories, and all U.S.

Laboratories,

Certified Laboratory Semi-Annual Listing.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department / Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Massachusetts Department of Public Safety

Board of Fire Prevention Regulations

One Ashburton Place, 13th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

617-727-3200

None.

Recognition for Testing Facilities for Testing and Listing of Electrical

Equipment and Apparatus.

1979.

Recognition of testing laboratories capable of testing and listing of

products called out in the applicable sections and provisions of

Massachusetts Electrical Code.

Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal.

Electrical equipmrait and apparatus.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Described in or referenced in the Massachusetts Electrical Code.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropaiate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff QuaUfication Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Otha-:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Laboratories referred to as "Recognized" or "Acceptable."

Voluntary.

Authority: Article 90-6 of the Massachusetts Electrical Code.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

Changes in laboratories must be reported - reassessment based on

experience.

Staff of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations.

None.

Board appeal through State due process.

None.

None.

Eght(8)asof April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Acceptable Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Massachusetts State Building Code Commission

Concrete Materials Testing

Laboratory Accreditation

Division of Inspections, Department of Public Safety

One Ashburton Place, Room 1301

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

617-727-3200

None.

Accreditation of Concrete Materials Testing Laboratories.

1978.

The licensing of all laboratories defined by the regulations as Testing

Laboratories Branch Laboratories, and Project Laboratories which are engaged in the testing of concrete or concrete materials for use in

buildings and structures subject to control according to state provisions.

Chemical, Construction Materials, and Mechanical.

Building constructions (including foundation) materials.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

All standards and specifications called for by the State Building Code

and/or project approval specifications and all referenced test procedures.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Quahfication Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Laboratories referred to as "Accredited" Laboratories.

Mandatory for covCTed functions of testing.

Chapter 802 of the Acts of 1972 creating the Massachusetts State Building

Code.

Yes.

Annual reapplication by the laboratories is required. Complete re- examination and evaluation of the laboratory is performed at a maximum

interval of three years.

Staff of Inspection Department.

NIST Concrete Reference Laboratory (CCRL) Program membership

required.

Prior to suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew the license of an

accredited laboratory, written notice of such intent is served giving ten

days to respond requesting a conference. Further appeals may be made to

the Building Code Appeals Board.

Necessary requirements of program.

None.

Twenty-Two (22) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Accredited Laboratories.

None.

None.

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Department/ Agency

:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

New Hampshire Office of Fire Marshal,

Electrician Board

P.O. Box 646

Concord, New Hampshire 03302

603-271-3748

None.

Acceptance of Product Safety Testing.

Revision April 1988.

Acceptance of testing laboratories for the purpose of identifying product

conforming to state code.

Chemical, Electrical and Thermal.

Products required to be tested by the New Hampshire State Fire Code,

electrical appliances - equipment - building materials.

Those called out and referenced in the New Hampshire State Fire Code.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documaitation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintaiance/Calibration Requirements

Otho-:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548. No on-site assessment

is made.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Acceptance of testing laboratories.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary for laboratories.

New Hampshire State Fire Code, Part Fir 101.02 and 101.02(c) - State

Fire Marshal.

None.

Frequency of review depends on the experience of the Fire Marshal with

the laboratory.

Qualified staff of project review division of State Fire Marshal.

None.

Departmental procedures and State due process laws.

None.

None for laboratory use.

Five (5) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Acceptable Laboratories.

None.

None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

New Jersey Department of

Environmental Protection (DEP)

Water Testing Laboratories Accreditation, Quality Assurance Program

Division of Water Resources CN360

Trenton, New Jersey 08625

609-292-3950

None.

Water Testing Laboratories Accreditation, Quality Assurance Program.

1979.

Accreditation and licensing of laboratories that test water quality for

residue and radiological contamination.

Biological, Chemical, and Ionizing Radiation.

Water.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Current EPA and New Jersey Clean Water Standards, voluntary

standards, where applicable as referenced test methods, procedures, etc.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Certification of Laboratories.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Voluntary.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection accepted primacy

under U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Act, and New Jersey

implementations.

Laboratories pay fee for microbiological testing, a minimum fee for any

one chemistry approval, which is increased by the number of procedures

for which accreditation is requested with an additional fee schedule for

radiological determination accreditations.

Proficiency testing is a means for annual update and review which is a

requirement of the program. Proficiency testing requirements are based

on scope of laboratories' accreditation.

Assessments are performed by the professional staff of the Division of

Water Resources laboratory.

Annual proficiency sampling based on U.S. EPA and NJ DEP

requirements.

Normal State procedures of due process available.

Standards, applications and program requirements are published, as well

as a "Manual for the Interim Certification of Laboratories Involved in

Analyzing Public Drinking Water Supplies," and Subchapter 8 Fee

Schedules, Ust of Certified Etoiking Water Laboratories.

None.

Three hundred fifty (350) estimated as of April 1991.

Open to all U.S. laboratories.

List of Certified Drinking Water Laboratories.

None.

None.

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Department/ Agency

:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

New York Health Department

Environmental Laboratory Approval Program

WCLx&R

P.O. Box 509

Albany, New York 12201

518-474-8519

518-474-6184

Environmental Laboratory Approval Program.

Approximately 1950, revised 1975.

Approves laboratories to test samples from public water supplies in cases where the data generated is to be used to show compliance with the State

sanitary code and selected other environmental testing reserved for

approved laboratories under the State sanitary code. Evaluation of

wastewater laboratories for New York State Departmait of Environmental

Conservation.

Biological and Chemical.

Agricultural products (except food), Concentrates, metallic liquors and

other process products, chemical compounds and allied products

(excluding human medicinals), soaps, detergents, water treatments,

veterinary products; disinfectants and other biocides, water, air,

components of the environment.

Department promulgated standards or referenced standards of U.S. EPA,

guidelines and standards, test procedures, etc.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff QuaUfication Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Stress is placed on personnel qualifications, however, most follow the

guidelines of human resources, physical resources, organizational and

quality systems as described in ASTM E548, "Standard Practice for

Preparation of Criteria for Use in the Evaluation of Testing Laboratories

and Inspection Bodies."

Complying laboratories are referred to as "Approved."

Mandatory when regulations employ required use of an approved lab.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Public Healtii Law New York Article 502, New York State Healtii Rules

and Regulations, Titie 10, Parts 19.4 and 55-2 & 3.

There is a fee to participate set by formula in law.

Annually.

Staff of Health Department Laboratory.

In effect for bacteriological and chemical testing.

Normal State due process appeal based on New York State Law.

List of Approved Laboratories.

None.

Eight hundred sixty-eight (868) as of March 12, 1991.

Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories and all Domestic

Laboratories.

Commercial Laboratories with New York State Approval to Perform

Environmental Analyses.

None.

Other Recognition: EPA under the SDWA (Safe Drinking Water Act).

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Department / Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

New York Department of State

Office of Fire Prevention & Control

DOS/FGTDATA

Al State Street

Albany, New York 12207-2840

518-474-6746

None.

Fire Gas Toxicity Data File.

December 1986.

Determination of testing agencies acceptable to the Secretary of State to

performing combustion toxicity testing of certain building materials

mandated by New York State.

Biological and Chemical Testing.

Electrical wire insulation and conduit, pipe, duct, and thermal insulation,

interior finish and interior floor finish.

Generally accepted standards applicable to State Building Construction

Code.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies" ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Acceptable Testing Agencies.

Voluntary for Laboratories.

Article 15 Part 1120, New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and

Building Code.

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the office in

reviewing data sheets prepared by laboratories and filed by manufacturers.

Appropriately qualified staff of Fire Prevention and Control Division.

None.

New York State Due Process Appeals.

List of Testing Agencies Acceptable to the Secretary of State.

None for laboratory use.

Seven (7) as of April 1991.

Available to all U.S. Labs.

List of Testing Agencies Acceptable to the Secretary of State.

None.

None.

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Department / Agency

:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

North Carolina Department of Insurance

Engineering Division

P.O. Box 26387

Raleigh, North Carolina 2761

1

919-733-3901

919-733-9171

State of North Carolina; Acceptance of laboratories qualified to provide

evidence of safety of electrical and mechanical goods.

1969.

Acceptance of electrical products tested by laboratories accredited by the

North Carolina Building Code Council (NCBCC) that can demonstrate

capability to test and examine electrical and mechanical products and

modular structures, that are required to be approved in accordance with

North Carolina Building Code.

Construction MatCTials, Electrical, Mechanical and Thermal.

Building constructions (including foundations), plumbing, carpentry, tile

assemblies, miscellaneous trade work, building assemblies, electrical

machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances, miscellaneous machinery

(engines, turbines).

Standards are identified in the North Carolina regulations and consist

principally of the National Electrical Code and referenced standards and

testing methods called out in the adopted standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability x

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

x

Other Information: Generally in keeping with the guidelines suggested in ASTM E548,

"Standard Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in the Evaluation of

Testing Laboratories and Inspection Bodies." Can implement recall

procedures in cooperation with local officials.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs: '

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Complying laboratories referred to as "Approved Third Party Agencies."

Voluntary for testing/inspection body. Product approval is mandatory.

Laws applicable to electrical contracting in the State of North Carolina - §66-25 and North Carolina Building Code Council, §143-136.

Accreditation and Renewal Fees are charged by the agency.

Annually

North Carolina DOI Engineering Staff; possible participation by NCBCC

members.

None currently employed.

North Carolina laws and regulations after local hearings.

None except Code and official documentation.

Accepted laboratories may employ their logo as a means of identifying

approved product where appropriate.

As of September 1990, eight Mechanical & Electrical; five Modular

Structures.

Open to all laboratories, foreign and domestic.

List of Third Party Agencies.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Ohio Board of Building Standards

2323 West Fifth Avenue

P.O. Box 825

Columbus, Ohio 43216

614-644-2613

None.

Accreditation of Testing/Lispection Agencies.

1965.

To establish accreditation of testing/inspection agencies for classification

of materials or products, within the Ohio Basic Building Code, to be

tested and evaluated, i.e., fire and flammability, etc.; and to further

accredit laboratories capable of on-site and job-order construction testing

of building construction materials.

Chemical, Electrical and Thermal.

Forestry products. Textile mill products (including synthetic and natural

fibres and yams), Plastics; rubbers and resins. Plumbing, carpentry, tile

assemblies, miscellaneous trade work, building assemblies, Chemical

compounds and aUied products (excluding human medicinals).

Each section of the building code which identifies a required product

approval also references the required test/inspection standards and test

methods which are to be employed; essentially voluntary body standards

and specifications such as those of ASTM.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff QuaUfication Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Paiodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

OthCT:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Accredited Laboratories.

Voluntary.

Ohio Board of Building Standards.

None.

A 3-year renewal is currently in effect.

Qualified consultants are employed to establish both specific criteria and

means ofjudgement, and perform assessments.

For certain approvals where round-robin testing is available, the

laboratory must participate.

Ohio State administrative rules and procedures.

Approved agencies listed in appendix to building code (with tests they

have been approved to conduct).

None.

Fifty (50) estimated as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

Directory of Accredited Electrical Testing Laboratory's Listed Products.

None.

None.

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Department/Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

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Oregon Building Codes Agency

1535EdgewaterNW

Salem, Oregon 97310

503-378-4133; 1-800-242-1371

503-378-2322; 503-373-1014

Testing Laboratory Accreditation.

1974.

To establish laboratories whose tests, standards, and approvals are

acceptable on electrical products in the State of Oregon.

Electrical and Mechanical.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances; Scientific,

optical and professional instruments and supplies.

Oregon Building Code, Chapter 918, Divisions 250 to 399 - Electrical

Standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x

Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Complying laboratories referred to as "Approved Testing Laboratories."

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Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Voluntary for Laboratory, but approved Laboratory must be used by

manufacturer.

Oregon Revised Statute ORS §479.730, §479.740, §479.760.

There is no fee to participate, but cost of on-site assessment is borne by

Applicant

Subject to re-examination when deemed necessary.

Technically qualified representatives of Oregon State Electrical Board.

None.

Through the Board to State administrative procedures.

List of Testing Laboratories Approved by the State of Oregon.

None for laboratory use.

Twelve (12) as of April 4, 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List available irom Agency on request.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture

Division of Milk Sanitation

Laboratory Approval Program

2301 N. Cameron Street

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110-9408

717-787-4316

717-772-2780

Division of MiUc Sanitation.

1932.

Approval of milk and dairy products testing facilities, sample collection,

analysts evaluation, and operations in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

covering industry, commercial, and regulatory laboratories. Regulatory

laboratories such as local Health Department laboratories limited to milk

and dairy testing approvals.

Biological and Chemical.

Food and edible products (milk).

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Division of Milk Sanitation which in turn has adopted the standards and

requirements of the Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance - Recommendations of the United Sates Public Health Service/Food and

Drug Administration requirements and such other standards that have been

similarly recognized such as voluntary bodies' testing procedures, etc.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities x

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program x Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

OthCT:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

The criteria required by the Federal Food and Drug Administration

Laboratory Quality Assurance Program, in addition to on-site review, after

application approval, of the analysts and the physical and quality systems

of the laboratory. Laboratory director has mandatory requirement to be

certified through attending a special course sponsored by the Department

of Agriculture at the Pennsylvania State University.

Complying laboratories referred to as "Approved."

Mandatory for any laboratory wishing to certify milk or dairy products.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Legislation, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Certification by the Federal

Food and Drug Administration, Laboratory QuaUty Assurance Program.

None.

Re-qualification is on a 2-year cycle and participation in the split-sample

testing program is currently required on an annual basis. Division of Milk

Sanitation has the right for any reason to reinspect.

Departmait of Agriculture certified by FDA.

A split-sample testing program is in use and participation is mandatory to

continue a laboratory's accreditation.

Any action to prevent accreditation or revocation is subject to an automatic

prior hearing.

List of approved laboratories.

None.

Fifty-seven (57) as of March 8, 1991.

Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories. Accreditation

available to local or municipal govemmrat labs.

List of Approved Dairy Laboratories is available.

None.

System is recognized by the FDA for Food Safety Laboratory Quality

Assurance Branch, Summit Argo, Illinois. Recognized by all states who

participate in the National Conference of Interstate Milk Shippers.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Vermont Department of Labor and Industry

Fire Prevention Division, Electrical Licensing Board

269 North Main Street

Rutland, Vermont 0570

802-828-2106

None.

Electrical Testing and Labeling Laboratory Recognition.

1970.

Recognition of testing laboratories to test and label products conforming

to the requirements of adopted codes and standards.

Chemical, Electrical, and Thermal.

Electrical and fire prevention building products and components.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Those contained in adopted building and fire codes and ref^enced test

methods and standards.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facihties and Equipment x

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548. No on-site assessment

is made.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Recognized Testing Laboratories.

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Compliance:

Authority:

Voluntary for laboratories.

Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List /Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the Electrical

Licensing Board with the laboratory.

QuaUfied staff of Chief Electrical Inspector.

None.

Departmental procedures - State due process laws.

List of Recognized Laboratories and Building Codes.

None for laboratory use.

Eight (8) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Recognized Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Washington, Department of Labor and Industries

805 Plum Street, S.E.

P.O. Box 9519

Olympia, Washington 98504-9519

206-872-6363

None.

Accreditation as an Electrical Testing Laboratory.

1935.

Acceptance of laboratories as nationally recognized in order to approve

controlled devices that must be tested, inspected, labeled, or listed by such

laboratories to meet the adopted Code of the Labor and Industries

Department

Electrical and Mechanical.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances; Scientific,

optical and professional instruments and supplies.

The National Electrical Code as accepted by the American National

Standards Institute constitutes the general standards; and the standards,

test methods, etc. therein referenced also employed.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/bitegrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities x

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies" ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Accredited Electrical Testing Laboratories.

Voluntary for Laboratories.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Washington State Electricians and Electrical Installations Law, Chapter

19.28 RCW and the Washington Administrative Code, Chapter 296-402.

There is a fee to participate plus expenses of assessors.

Every 2 years with annual report required.

Technically competent personnel approved by the Board.

None.

Departmental appeals procedures.

List of Accredited Electrical Testing Laboratories.

None for laboratory use.

Twelve (12) as of January 1991.

Available to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Accredited Electrical Testing Laboratories available.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

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California, City of Los Angeles

Department of Building and Safety

City Hall, Room 485

200 N. Spring Street

Los Angeles, California 90012

213-485-2301

None.

Testing Agency Approval.

1955.

Approval of all laboratories testing electrical and mechanical products

whose published listings are recognized by the Department after evidence

of compliance to the requirements of the Diepartment

Construction Materials, Electrical, Mechanical, Optics and Photometry,

and Thermal.

Glass and glass products, Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and

appliances, Miscellaneous machinery (engines, turbines). Scientific,

optical and professional instruments and supplies, Medical, prosthetic,

radiation shielding, safety devices and supplies, Sound; noise; vibration:

electrical mechanical and plumbing devices.

Los Angeles Municipal Code.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

OthCT:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Testing Agency Approval.

Voluntary.

Authority: Section 98.0503 Los Angeles Municipal Code.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Yes.

Annually.

Staff of Department of Building and Safety.

None.

Department of Building and Safety due process appeals Cahfomia.

Approved Laboratories (Agencies).

None.

Thirty (30) as of April 1991. In addition, Los Angeles operates its own

laboratory for testing and approval services.

Open to all Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Approved Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

California, City of Oakland

Department of Public Works, Electrical Inspection

One City Hall Plaza

Oakland, California 94612

415-273-3341

None.

Approval of Electrical Safety Testing Laboratories.

1966.

Approval of testing laboratories to label or list products as conforming to

the requirements of the Superintendent of the Electrical Department.

Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal.

Electrical and mechanical, materials, devices and appliances.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

As refCTenced in the Building Code, City of Oakland.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Approved Laboratories.

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Compliance: Voluntary.

Authority: City Code Article 6, Section 9-6.03, Standards Adoption.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the Electrical

Inspection officials with the laboratory.

City Engineer, Electrical Inspectors, City testing laboratory personnel.

None.

City Charter I*rocedures, California Administrative due process.

Rules, Regulations and Code of City.

None.

Eight (8) estimated as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-IntCTest) Laboratories.

List of Approved Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

California, City and County of San Francisco

Bureau of Building Inspection

450 McAllister Street

San Francisco, California 94102

415-558-6030

None.

Approved Listing Agencies.

1987.

Approval of Listing Agencies to test and list materials and methods of

construction.

Chemical, Construction Materials Testing, Electrical Testing, and

Mechanical Testing.

Electric and gas fired appliances, wood/wood products, solid fuel burning

appliances and flues, plumbing, etc.

Code BC-105-3(a) Sections BC-105-107; EC-90-73, MC-105-107, PC

105, Code Ruling 3C-105-1.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection x

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Approved Listing Agencies.

51
Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List /Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Voluntary.

State, County, City Building Codes.

None.

Determined by experience with agency.

Staff of Building Superintendent.

None.

Bureau of Building Inspection I^rocedures - State due process laws.

Approved Listing Agencies - Includes Categories of Accepted Listings for

Each Agency.

None.

Nineteen (19) as of September 1990.

Open to all Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Approved Testing Agencies.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Florida, Metropolitan Dade County

Product Control Section

Building and Zoning Department

111 Northwest First Street

Miami, Florida 33128

305-579-2610

None.

Determination of Laboratories Acx^eptable.

1957.

Approval of essentially all building products that are a permanent part of a

building, such as windows, sliding glass doors, roofing material, etc.,

where applicable products must be tested to appropriate standards and

laboratories which provide such data must be approved.

Biological, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical.

Building constructions (including foundations) for hurricane wind

resistance. Plumbing, carpentry, tile assemblies, miscellaneous trade

work, building assemblies, Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and

appliances, Boilers, pressure vessels, pipeworlc, etc.

The South Florida Building Code and the standards and test procedures

referenced by the Code and/or appropriate standards acceptable to the

jurisdiction; i.e., ASTM, AISC, NEMA, AAMA, etc.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies" ASTM E548.

Laboratory Acceptance.

Voluntary for a laboratory; mandatory for the product manufacturer.

Authority: Metropolitan Dade County Building and Zoning Department

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List /Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

No laboratory fees.

No formal cycle.

The staff of the Product Control Section.

None.

Through Departmental channels and Dade Country Board of Rules and

Appeals.

None.

None.

Twelve (12) as of March 1991.

Available to hidependent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Accredited Electrical Testing Laboratories available.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department / Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria /Procedures:

Georgia, City of Atlanta

Department of Planning & Development

Bureau of Buildings, Electrical Inspection Division

P.O. Box 4005

Atlanta, Georgia 30302

404-330-6180

None,

City of Atlanta, Georgia; Code Compliance Office.

1969 Revised 1977.

To approve agencies that provide an identification symbol and/or label as a

recognized testing laboratory and attest to conformance of the labeled

electrical product to the requirements of the Building Committee

Ordinance of the City of Atlanta.

Electrical and Mechanical.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances. Scientific,

optical and professional instruments and supplies.

Statutes of the State of Georgia, the rules and regulations issued by the

Building Committee of the City of Atlanta and all standards and

specifications contained or referaiced therein.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A, System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Approved National Testing Laboratory.

Voluntary.

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Ordinance to regulate electrical materials, devices, or appliances sold,

used, or installed in the city of Atlanta - Sections 8 and 9.

None.

Unless detrimental information is obtained which would require review

and reassessment, approval remains until revoked.

Staff of Electrical Inspection Department.

None.

City of Atlanta Administrative Code.

None.

None.

Eight (8) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

None.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Illinois, City of Chicago

Electrical Inspection Section

Department of Inspectional Services

121 N. LaSalle Street, Room 803

Chicago, Illinois 60602

312-744-3460 or 312-744-3461

None.

Accreditation as a Recognized, Independent Electrical Testing Laboratory.

1970 Chicago Electrical Code.

To accept as nationally recognized standards testing laboratories,

organizations whose testing and listing services are acceptable to the

Electrical Commission of the City of Chicago.

Electrical, Mechanical and Thermal.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances, Miscellaneous

machinery (engines, turbines). Scientific, optical and professional

instruments and supplies, Medical, prosthetic, radiation shielding, safety

devices and supplies.

Chicago Electrical Code with its references to other voluntary standards,

test procedures, codes, and conformance requirements.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies" ASTM E548.

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Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Accredited Laboratory - Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.

Voluntary for laboratories. Mandatory for all electrical equipment or

products sold or installed in the City of Chicago.

Chicago Hectrical Code §86-10, §87-100, §88-9.1(a).

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None. -»

On-going monitoring of the laboratory is performed by the Electrical

Inspection Section and the Electrical Commission. No formal re- examination is presentiy in effect.

Electrical Inspection Section and the City of Chicago Electrical

Commission.

None.

Appeals may be made in writing to the City of Chicago Electrical

Commission.

None.

Laboratory's logo shall be employed.

Eight (8) as of March 1991.

Available to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Accredited Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Louisiana, City of New Orleans

Department of Safety & Permits

Board of Building Standards and Appeals

1300 Perdido Street

City Hall, Room 7E04

New Orleans, Louisiana 701 12

504-565-6145

None.

Recognized Safety Testing Laboratory.

Revised 1983.

Evaluation of laboratories for recognition as safety testing laboratory.

Electrical.

Electrical products.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Codes and Standards as Adopted through Board of Standards and

Appeals.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Accreditation

Terminology:

Recognized Testing Laboratory.

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Authority: City Board of Building Standards and Appeals.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

As required based on experience with the laboratory.

Board of Building Standards and Appeals Electrical Inspection staff.

None.

Department of Safety and Permits Procedures - State due process laws.

None.

None.

Four (4) as of April 1991.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Laboratories Recognized in New Orleans.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

The City of New York

Department of Buildings, MEA Division

Room 1524

60 Hudson Street

New York, New York 10013

212-312-8000

None.

Acceptance of Testing Service or Laboratory.

1965 Revisions.

Determination of acceptability of Testing and Inspection Laboratories and

Firms to provide data on compliance of products on installation meeting

New York City Building Codes for mechanical requirements.

Biological, Chemical, Construction Materials, Electrical, Geotechnical,

and Mechsmical.

Construction and building products such as air conditioning, hardware,

finishes and flooring.

Commissioner of Building, City of New York.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x

Adequate Q.A. System x

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Otfia-:

Other Information: System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies" ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Accq)table Testing Service or Laboratories.

Voluntary for Laboratories, but approval of products by MEA is

mandatory.

City Administrative Code, C26- 106.2, C26- 107.2.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

Automatic renewal unless complaints create requirement for review and

re-assessment.

Stciff of MEA Envision.

None.

Normal N.Y.C. due process appeals, as well as Building Commissioner

Appeal.

None.

Acceptance numbCT must be used on all reports.

Ninety-six (96) acceptance numbers issued through April 1991.

Available to ail U.S. labs.

List of Testing Agencies Acceptable to MEA by MEA Members, available

upon request.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department /Agency:

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Ohio, City of Cleveland

Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals

Electrical Inspection Branch

601 Lakeside Avenue, Room 305

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

216-664-2286

None.

Approved Testing Laboratory Listing.

1981.

To list approved testing laboratories for energy, electrical safety and gas

fired appliances.

Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Thermal.

Energy efficiency, electrical and gas products safety and efficiency.

Standards/Test

Methods:

Cleveland Building Code.

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Qualification Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/histructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facilities

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements x

Other:

Other Information: Systems requirements are comparable to those contained in the Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies ASTM E548.

Accreditation Approved Testing Laboratories.

Terminology:

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Authority:

Voluntary.

City Board of Building Standards.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List /Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the branch with the

laboratory.

Members and staff of Board - Electrical and Mechanical - Architectural

qualified.

None.

Board of Building Appeals Procedures - State due process laws.

Approved Testing Laboratories List.

None.

Nine (9) as of September 1990.

Open to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

Approved Testing Laboratories List.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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Department/ Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Oregon, City of Portland

Bureau of Buildings

Electrical Section

P.O. Box 8120

1220 Southwest Fifth Street, Room 930

Portland, Oregon 97207-8120

503-796-7304

503-796-6983

Electrical Testing Laboratory Approval Program.

1968.

Approval of laboratories that are permitted to test and certify or label

electrical equipment for sale or use in the City of Portland.

Electrical and Mechanical.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances, Scientific,

optical and professional instruments and supplies.

Code and Rules and Regulations, State of Oregon Building Codes.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Quahfication Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/hitegrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of FaciUties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of FaciUties and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

Other Information: System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Inspection Bodies" ASTM E548.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Complying Organizations Referred to As Approved.

Voluntary for Laboratories. Mandatory for manufacturers of covered

products or equipment.

City Electrical Code, Article 8 - Sales Control Provisions, §12-801

(Electrical Equipment to be Approved), and §12-804 (Provisional

Approval).

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the Department with

the laboratory.

City Electrical Inspector and Staff.

None.

I

Departmental hearings and the Ordinances and Statutes of the City of

Portland and the State of Oregon.

None.

None.

Eleven (11) as of March 1991.

Available to Independent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Approved Laboratories.

None.

None.

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Department/Agency

Phone:

Fax:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

Virginia, City of Richmond

Electrical Department

900 East Bond Street, Room 1 10

Richmond, Virginia 23219

804-780-6951

None.

Laboratory Acceptance Program.

1905.

Acceptance of laboratory judged by the Chief Electrical Inspector to be a

recognized testing laboratory for the inspection and approval of

appliances, devices, or materials in accordance with the National Electrical

Code.

Electrical and Mechanical.

Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies and appliances, Scientific,

optical and professional instruments and supplies.

Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code which will contain Building

Officials Code Administrators (BOCA) Building Code, BOCA Mechanicid

Code, BOCA One or Two-Family Dwelling Code, and National Electrical

Code and the standards, specifications, test methods, and other similar

requirements referenced therein.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation x

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest) x

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff QuaUfication Requirements x Adequate Q.A. System x Sample Control/Integrity Requirements x Recordkeeping Requirements x

Test Report Content/Format Requirements x

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions x

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment x Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

Other:

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Other Information:

Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

System's requirements are comparable to those contained in the "Standard

Practice for Preparation of Criteria for Use in Evaluation of Testing

Laboratories and Lispection Bodies" ASTM E548.

Laboratory Acceptance.

Voluntary.

Authority: Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, effective 1973.

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

None.

Frequency of review depends upon the experience of the Department with

the laboratory.

Chief Electrical Inspector and Staff.

None.

Ordinances of the City and State Statutes.

None.

None.

Eight (8) as of April 1991.

Available to Lidependent (No Conflict-of-interest) Laboratories.

List of Acceptable Laboratories.

None.

Other Recognition: None.

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APPENDIX I

INDICES

Index Page

State Accreditation/Designation Systems 70

Local/Municipal Accreditation/Designation Systems 71

Index by Field of Testing 72

Index by Products Tested 73

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STATE ACCREDITATION/DESIGNATION SYSTEMS

INDEX

State Pages

Alabama Department of Environmental Management 5

California Department of Housing and Community Development

Division of Codes and Standards 7

California State and Consumer Services Agency, State Fire Marshal 9

Connecticut State Department of Public Health

Laboratory Approval and Registration Program 11

Connecticut Department of Public Safety

Division of State Police, Bureau of State Fire Marshal 13

Florida Board of Professional Engineers, Department of Professional Regulations

Florida, Testing Laboratory Authorization Program 15

FLORIDA Office of State Fire Marshal 17

Florida State Solar Collector Certification Program 19

Kentucky Cabinet for Natural Resources and Environment Protection

Microbiological Analysis and Contaminant Groups,

Analysis of Public Water Supplies 21

Massachusetts Department of Public Safety 23 Board of Fire Prevention Regulations

Massachusetts State Building Code Commission 25

Concrete Materials Testing Laboratory Accreditation

New Hampshire Office of Fire Marshal, Electrician Board 27

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Water Testing Laboratories Accreditation, Quality Assurance Program 29

New York Health Department, Environmental Laboratory Approval Program 31

New York Department of State, Office of Fire Prevention & Control 33

NORTH Carolina Department of Insurance 35

Ohio Board of Building Standards 37

Oregon Building Codes Agency i 39

Pennsylvania, Department of Agriculture

Division of Milk Sanitation, Laboratory Approval Program 41

Vermont Department of Labor and Industry

Fire Prevention Division, Electrical Licensing Board 43

Washington, Department of Labor and Industries 45

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LOCAL/MUNICIPAL ACCREDITATION/DESIGNATION SYSTEMS

INDEX

State packs

California, City of Oakland

Department of Public Works, Electrical Inspection 49

California, City and County of San Francisco

Bureau of Building Inspection 51

Florida, Metropolitan Dade County

Product Control Section 53

Georgia, City of Atlanta

Department of Planning & Development

Bureau of Buildings, Electrical Inspection Division 55

ILLINOIS, City of Chicago

Electrical Inspection Section

Department of Inspectional Services 57

LOUISIANA, City of New Orleans

Department of Safety & Permits

Board of Building Standards and Appeals 59

NEW YORK, The City of New York

Department of Buildings, MEA Division 61

OHIO, City of Cleveland

Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals

Electrical Inspection Branch 63

OREGON, City of Portland

Bureau of Buildings

Electrical Section 65

VIRGINL\, City of Richmond

Electrical Department 67

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FIELD OF TESTING

INDEX

Field of Testing^ Page

4. Acoustics and Vibration 7, 15

5. Biological 5, 11,21,29,31,33,41,53, 61

6. Chemical 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 43,

51,53,61,63

7. Construction Materials 7, 15, 17, 25,35, 47,51,61

8. Electrical 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 23, 27, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51,

53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67

9. Geotechnical 15,61

10. Mechanical 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 35, 39, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55,

57, 61, 63, 65, 67

11. Medical 47

12. Metrology 15

13. Nondestructive 15

14. Optics and Photometry 15, 19, 47

15. Thermal 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27, 35, 37, 43, 47, 49, 57, 63

Ionizing Radiation^ 5, 12, 29

^Categories from E 1224-88 Standard Guidefor Categorizing Fields of Testingfor Laboratory Accreditation

Purposes

^Additional category employed by specific programs.

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PRODUCTS TESTED

INDEX

Products Tested PAGE

Biological /Chemical/Medical:

Disinfectants 11

Veterinary 11

Building/Construction:

Air Conditioning 61

Building Materials 9, 15, 17, 25, 27, 35, 43,51,61

Earth Quake Bracing 7, 53

Forestry 37,51,53

Foundations 7, 25, 35, 53

Glasses 47, 53, 61

Insulation 33, 35, 43, 61

Misc. Trade Work 35, 47, 53

Plastics 37, 57, 61

Plumbing 35,47,51,61

Rubbers/Resins 37, 57

Textile Mill 37

Electrical/Electronic:

Conduit/Pipe/Duct 33, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67

Electrical Equipment/Apparatus 13, 23, 27, 35, 39, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63

Engines/Turbines/Machinery 35, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67

Fire Alarms 9, 35, 43, 47, 57, 59, 65, 67

Fire Prevention Devices 9, 35, 43, 47, 49, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67

Photovoltaic Modules/Systems 19

Professional Instruments/Supplies 39, 45, 53, 55, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67

Safety Related 17, 35, 39, 45, 47, 49, 51, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67

Solar CoUectors/Systems 19

SuppUes/Appliances 35, 39, 47, 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67

Wire Insulation 33, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65, 67

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Index of Products Tested Continued

Environmental:

Air 11,21

Chemical Compounds 11,21,31,37

Contaminants 11,21,31

Water 5,21,29,31

Food and Agriculture:

Agriculture 31

Edible Products 11,31,41

Milk 41

Miscellaneous Consumer:

Appliances 27, 57, 61

Awnings 7

Cabanas 7

Carports 7

Engineered for Public 15, 53, 57, 59, 61, 65

Floor Finish/Mat 33,61

Gas Fired 13,63

Optical 39, 53, 55, 61

Photovoltaic Modules/Systems 19

Soaps/Detergents 31

Solar Collectors/Systems 19

Solid Fuel Appliances 51

Synthetic Natural Fibres 37

Tile Construction 35, 37, 53, 61

Transportation Related:

Commercial Coaches 7

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APPENDIX II

FORMAT USED FOR EACH ENTRY

State/Local/Municipal Accreditation/Designation

Received:

Format for Entries

Department/Agency:

System Title:

Date Established:

Description:

Fields of Testing:

Products Tested:

Standards/Test

Methods:

Assessment

Criteria/Procedures:

The responsible office/agency/department, as well as their address,

telephone, telex, and fax numbers, if available.

Name identifying the system or part of the program responsible for

laboratory accreditation or designation.

The date the system was begun.

Brief description of the system's scope and intent.

The fields of testing covered by the program as listed in the Standard

Guide for Categorizing Fields of Testing for Laboratory Accreditation

Purposes ASTM E 1224-88 and other fields as indicated by the agency.

The products/services, installations, etc. which laboratories are accredited or designated to test, examine, inspect, etc.

The documents employed by the accrediting agency, which include

referenced international, federal and non-government standards

specifications and test methods, to define the terms of accreditation or

designation.

The criteria/procedures used by the program to ensure the competence of a

laboratory/inspection agency to conduct a test or set of tests, including:

Submission of Appropriate Documentation

Independence (No Conflict-of-interest)

Financial Stability

On-site Inspection

Staff Quahfication Requirements

Adequate Q.A. System

Sample Control/Integrity Requirements

Recordkeeping Requirements

Test Report Content/Format Requirements

Available Operational Manuals/Instructions

Periodic Random Re-audit of Facilities

Periodic Scheduled Re-audit of Facihties

Participation in a Proficiency Testing Program

Adequacy of Facilities and Equipment

Equipment Maintenance/Calibration Requirements

OthCT:

Other Information: Any other relevant information on the criteria and procedures used in the

operation of the system.

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Accreditation

Terminology:

Compliance:

Authority:

Fees:

Accreditation

Action Frequency:

Assessors:

Proficiency

Testing Program:

Appeal Procedure:

Publications:

Logo:

No. of Labs:

Availability of

Accreditation:

List/Directory of

Accredited Labs:

International

Recognition

Agreements:

Other Recognition:

Term(s) used by the accrediting authority to refer to a lab which has met

the accreditation/designation criteria, e.g., accredited, designated,

recognized, acceptable, certified, listed, evaluated, etc.

Whether the system is mandatory, voluntary, or mandatory only under

specified circumstances, e.g., laboratory accreditation/designation

mandatory for acceptance of report data showing product or installation

compliance.

The public laws, sections in codes, adopted model codes, referenced

standards, or implementing procedures which authorize the agency to

conduct the system.

The fees paid by a laboratory to participate in the accreditation or

designation system.

The length of time an accreditation or designation is valid.

Who conducts the assessment and their qualifications.

Methods (if any) used to check lab performance using interlaboratory

testing.

Appeals process/procedures used by the system.

Available information on accredited or designated laboratories or other

documentation on the program.

Any agency authorized use of a logo or other mark by accredited or

designated labs.

The number of labs accredited as of a specified date.

Whether the accreditation or designation system is open to U.S.

independent testing labs, profit and/or nonprofit private sector labs,

federal labs, other state, local and municipal government labs, and/or

private or governmental foreign labs.

Available directories/lists of accredited or designated laboratories or

directories/lists of approved or acceptable products/equipment which may

include approved laboratories.

Any recognition of the accreditation by foreign governments or

international organizations or agreements on mutual recognition of

accredited labs or test results from accredited or designated labs.

Any recognition of the accreditation or designation by another State, local or municipal agency, federal agency, private sector model or standards

code body, standards development association or organization.

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This report is an introduction to voluntary standardization, product

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public and private sector organizations which develop, publish, and

revise standards; participate in this process; or identify standards

and make them available through information centers or distribution

channels. NIST SP 806, a revision of NBS SP 681, covers activities

related to both mandatory and voluntary U.S. standards. SP 806 also

contains a subject index and related listings that cover acronyms and

initials, defunct bodies and organizations with name changes.

Copies not available from SCI. Order as SN 003-003-03070-8 from GPO.

o Directory of Private Sector Product Certification Programs (NIST SP

774)

This directory presents information from 132 private sector

organizations in the United States which engage in product

certification activities. Entries describe the type and purpose of

each organization, the nature of the activity, product certified,

standards used, certification requirements, availability and cost of

services, and other relevant details.

Copies not available from SCI. Order as SN 003-003-02984-0 from GPO.

o Directorv of Federal Government Certification Programs

(NBS SP 739)

This directory presents information on U.S. Government

certification programs for products and services. Entries describe

the scope and nature of each certification program, testing and

inspection practices, standards used, methods of identification and

enforcement, reciprocal recognition or acceptance of certification,

and other relevant details.

Order as SN 003-003-02852-5 from GPO.

o Directory of Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/

Designation Programs (NIST SP 808)

This directory provides updated information on 31 federal government

laboratory accreditation and similar type programs conducted by the

federal government. These programs, which include some type of

assessment regarding laboratory capability, designate sets of

laboratories or other entities to conduct testing to assist federal

agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. The directory also

lists 13 other federal agency programs of possible interest.

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including programs involving very limited laboratory assessment and

programs still under development.

Order as SN 003-003-03069-4 from GPO.

o Barriers Encountered by U.S. Exporters of Telecommunications

Equipment (NBSIR 87-3641)

This report addresses the perceived institution of unreasonable

technical trade barriers by major European trading partners to the

export of telecom products and systems by U.S. companies. The GATT

technical office, which has responsibilities to assist U.S. exporters

to take advantage of trade opportunities, informally contacted over a

period of six months, telecom companies and agencies to assess the

extent of unreasonableness in foreign national standards,

regulations, testing and certification requirements, and

accreditation procedures.

Order as PB 88-153630 from NTIS.

o A Review of U.S. Participation in International Standards

Activities (NBSIR 88-3698)

This report describes the role of international standards, their

increasingly significant importance in world trade, and the extent of

past and current U.S. participation in the two major international

standardization bodies - ISO and lEC. The degree of U.S.

participation covers the 20 year period 1966-1986. A coarse analysis

of data indicates some correlation between U.S. participation and

recent export performance for several major product categories.

Order as PB 88-164165 from NTIS.

o An Update of U.S. Participation in International Standards

Activities (NISTIR 89-4124)

This report presents updated information on the current level of

U.S. participation in ISO and lEC (reference: NBSIR 88-3698)

.

Order as PB 89-228282/AS from NTIS.

o A Summarv of the New European Community Approach to Standards

Development (NBSIR 88-3793-1)

This paper summarizes European Community (EC) plans to aggressively

pursue its goal of achieving an "internal market" by 1992 and the

standards-related implications of such a program on U.S. exporters.

Order as PB 88-229489/AS from NTIS.

o Trade Implications of Processes and Production Methods (PPMs)

(NISTIR 90-4265)

This report discusses processes and production methods (or PPM's)

and their relationship to trade, the GATT Agreement on Technical

Barriers to Trade, and traditional product standards used in

international commerce. The report provides background information on

PPM's, a suggested definition, and the possible extension of their

application from the agricultural sector to industrial products.

Order as PB 90-205485 from NTIS.

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The following documents are available upon request from OSCI.

o tbt news

This newsletter provides information on government programs and

available services established in support of the GATT Agreement on

Technical Barriers to Trade (Standards Code) . tbt news reports on the

latest notifications of proposed foreign regulations; bilateral

consultations with major U.S. trade partners; programs of interest to

U.S. exporters; and availability of standards and certification

information. Subscription is free upon request.

o Technical Barriers to Trade

This booklet explains the basic rules of the international

Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade negotiated during the Tokyo

Round of the Multilateral Trade Negotiations (MTN) , and describes

Title IV of the U.S. Trade Agreements Act of 1979 which implements

the United States' obligations under the Agreement. The Agreement,

popularly known as the Standards Code, was designed to eliminate the

use of standards and certification systems as barriers to trade. The

booklet describes the functions of the Departments of Commerce and

Agriculture, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and the

State Department in carrying out the U.S.'s responsibilities.

o "GATT Standards Code Activities"

This brochure gives a brief description of NIST's activities in

support of the Standards Code. These activities include operating the

U.S. GATT inquiry point for information on standards and

certification systems; notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed

U.S. regulations; assisting U.S. industry with trade-related

standards problems; responding to inquiries on foreign and U.S.

proposed regulations; and preparing reports on the Standard Code.

o GATT Standards Code Activities of the National Institute of

Standards and Technolocfy

This annual report describes the GATT Standards Code activities

conducted by the Standards Code and Information Program for each

calendar year. NIST responsibilities include operating the GATT

inquiry point, notifying the GATT Secretariat of proposed U.S.

Federal government regulations which may affect trade, assisting U.S.

industry with standards-related trade problems, and responding to

inquiries about proposed foreign and U.S. regulations.

o Free handout material on office activities and standards-related

information such as: government sources of specifications and

standards; foreign standards bodies; U.S. standards organizations;

and a brochure on the National Center for Standards and Certification

Information (NCSCI)

In addition to general inquiry services, the following assistance is

also available:

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o EC Hotline

This hotline reports on draft standards of the European Committee

on Standardization (CEN) , the European Committee for Electrotechnical

Standardization (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications

Standards Institute (ETSI) . It also provides information on selected

EC directives. The recorded message is updated weekly and gives the

product, document number and closing date for comments. The hotline

number is (301) 921-4164 (not toll-free) .

o GATT Hotline

A telephone hotline provides current information received from the

GATT Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, on proposed foreign

regulations which may significantly affect trade. The recorded

message is updated weekly and gives the product, country, closing

date for comments (if any) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)

notification number. The hotline number is (301) 975-4041 (not

toll-free) .

o NCSCI provides assistance to U.S. and foreign exporters in

obtaining current standards, regulations and certification

information for the manufacture of products. To aid foreign

exporters, NCSCI also provides directory information of state

offices prepared to respond to queries concerning conditions to be

met by goods for sale in their state.

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4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

Directory of State and Local Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation

Programs

5. AUTHOR(S)

Charles, W. Hyer, Editor*

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

QAITHERSBURQ, MD 20899

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43NANB0174n

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UTERATURE SURVEY, MENTION IT HERE.)

This directory is a guide to laboratory accreditation and similar types of

programs conducted by state and local government agencies. These programs

accredit or designate laboratories or other entities to conduct testing to assist

the agencies in carrying out their responsibilities. This accreditation oi

designation is based on some type of assessment regarding the capability of the

laboratory to conduct the testing. However, the nature of such assessments varies

considerably from agency to agency.

Entries in this directory are based primarily on information provided by each

state and local government agency and reflect the agency's view of its activities.

Parties interested in this area may also wish to review MIST SP 808, Directory of

Federal Government Laboratory Accreditation/Designation Programs, which contains

information on similar programs conducted at the federal level.

The publication of this directory is part of ongoing NIST efforts to establish

and maintain comprehensive information on standards, regulations, laboratory

accreditation and certification programs and related information. This material

answers the needs of government, industry, and the public for information on state

and local government laboratory accreditation and related programs.

12. KEY WORDS (6 TO 12 ENTRIES; ALPHABETICAL ORDER; CAPITAUZE ONLY PROPER NAMES; AND SEPARATE KEY WORDS BY SEMICOLONS)

accreditation; certification; designation; laboratory accreditation; laboratory

designation; listing; proficiency testing; qualified laboratories; quality

systems; standards; testing

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