California Code of Regulations › Title 22 - Social Security › Division 4.5 - Environmental Health Standards for the Management of Hazardous Waste › Chapter 30 - California Brake Friction Material Requirements › Section 66387.4 - Testing Certification Agency for Brake Friction Material

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The testing certification agency shall serve as the official
				  registration source for self-certified brake friction materials. The testing
				  certification agency shall post and maintain the self-certification of brake
				  friction materials on the Internet which includes the unique identification
				  code and the manufacturer name. The Department shall approve the certification
				  requirements used by the testing certification agency to facilitate the
				  acceptance of the marked proof of certification in all 50 states and United
				  States territories in accordance with Health and Safety Code section
				  25250.60,
				  subdivision (j).
(a) What
				accreditation does the testing certification agency need to meet?
The testing certification agency shall use accredited
				  laboratories that meet the requirements of California Code of Regulations,
				  title 22, section
				  66387.5. The testing certification
				  agency shall be accredited in accordance with the requirements of either the
				  ISO/IEC 17065:2012 standard or the ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 standard. The
				  accreditation must be issued by an accreditation body, operating in accordance
				  with ISO/IEC 17011:2005. The accreditation body shall be a signatory to the
				  International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) Arrangement for
				  testing (ISO/IEC 17025) for accreditation of testing organizations or the
				  International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Arrangement for product certification
				  (ISO/IEC 17065) for accreditation of certification agencies. A testing
				  certification agency shall be responsible for performing the following
				  tasks:
(1) Use chemical analysis data
				from an accredited laboratory that meets the requirements of California Code of
				Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.5. If a testing
				certification agency uses an analytical laboratory that is accredited by a
				program not listed in California Code of Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.5, subsection (a), then the
				testing certification agency shall follow the process outlined in California
				Code of Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.5, subsection (b) through
				(d) and obtain approval from the Department prior to using test results from
				that analytical laboratory for the brake friction material;
(2) Receive confirmation from the analytical
				laboratory that the chemical analysis for each brake friction material
				formulation was conducted using the testing methodology in accordance with
				California Code of Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.6, subsection (a). If an
				analytical laboratory or manufacturer of brake friction material uses a
				chemical analysis testing method or chemical analysis sample processing not
				listed in California Code of Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.6, subsection (a)(2), then
				the testing certification agency shall request the analytical laboratory or
				manufacturer of the brake friction material provide the approval letter issued
				by the Department stating the alternative testing method was approved pursuant
				California Code of Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.6, subsection
				(
l
);
(3) Issue a
				self-certification of compliance to the brake friction material manufacturer
				for its formulation(s) and unique identification code(s) that comply with
				Health and Safety Code sections
				25250.51,
				25250.52,
				or
				25250.53.
(4) Publish all self-certifications on the
				Internet in accordance with Health and Safety Code section
				25250.60,
				subdivision (h);
(5) Assign the
				environmental compliance level in accordance with California Code of
				Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.7, subsection (c)(3);
				and
(6) Post on the Internet the
				environmental compliance level and unique identification code(s) marked on the
				brake friction material that follows the process outlined in California Code of
				Regulations, title 22, section
				66387.7, subsection (c), with or
				without the two digits that indicate the year the brake friction material is
				produced.