The objective of the accreditation program is to provide a mechanism for formally recognizing the competency of a testing laboratory to perform specific tests on construction materials. The fields of material testing include soils, asphalt cement, cutback asphalt, emulsified asphalt, bituminous mixtures, aggregates and portland cement concrete. The Materials and Testing Laboratory participates fully and is accredited in all available areas of accreditation.
Accreditation is dependent upon meeting several respective parameters.
The manual documents the activities associated with laboratory policies such as standard operating procedures, employee qualifications, standard forms, charts, equipment listings, in-house calibration procedures and test reporting. The Laboratory Quality Systems Manual serves primarily as a record-keeping method designed to assist the accredited laboratory in achieving their quality objectives. The second parameter is on-site inspections. These inspections are performed routinely, every 18 to 24 months. AMRL performs the inspection for soils, asphalt cement, cutback asphalt, emulsified asphalt, bituminous mixtures and aggregates.