Laboratory Accreditation and Data Certification

A System for Success

Carla H. Dempsey, Jimmie D. Petty

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9781000157741
• Topic: Droit
• Subtopic: Science environnementale

This book provides descriptions of current laboratory accreditation schemes and explains why these schemes fall short of assuring data purchasers that the data produced from accredited laboratories are always quality products. The book then presents a system for laboratory accreditation in conjunction with data certification that assures data purchasers their data are useful for the purposes for which they are intended. Simple quality assurance and quality control techniques, in addition to concepts of total quality management, are described and then applied to the environmental laboratory industry. This "System For Success" was developed from real problems and real solutions within the industry and represents an integration of proven techniques that offer a better way to ensure quality laboratory data is obtained. Laboratory Accreditation: A Workable Solution is a must for government officials, environmental professionals, independent environmental laboratories, hazardous waste disposal industries, chemical manufacturers, QA professionals, and testing laboratories.

INDEX

Accredit, defined, 27

Accreditation

criteria for

applicable to all laboratory types, 190

implementation and, 153

current programs of, 14–17

description of, 43–45

goals of, 5–12

need for, definition of, 1–4

problem of, 213–215

solution to, 215–216

purpose of, in relation to vendors and purchasers, 127–129

role of government in, 17–19

role of industry in, see Industry, role of

use of term, 30–32

vendor, 129–131

Accreditation bodies, role of, third-party certification system and, 141–142

Accreditation information, distribution of, 167–169

Accreditation principles, 43–53

Accreditation system(s)

cost and benefits of, 49–51

effectiveness and integrity of, 51–53

future, 219–225

implementation of, see Implementation

PE samples and, 183, 186–187

strengths and weaknesses of, 45–47

total quality management and, 126–127

Additives, water, 50

Air monitoring, 9

American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA), 143, 151

accreditation definition of, 31–32

benchmark criteria and, 47

American Association of Law Schools, 15

American Bar Association, 15

American Medical Association, 47

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

process registration and, 37

quality assurance/quality control definitions of, 214

third-party certification and, 32, 56, 58

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

accreditation definition of, 30

benchmark criteria and, 47

government’s use of, 173

laboratory proficiency standards of, 44

American Society of Quality Control (ASQC)

accreditation definition of, 30–31

certification programs of

for individuals, 70

for suppliers, 71

process registration and, 37

quality assurance/quality control definitions of, 214

American Water Works Association, 50

American Water Works Association Res...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• The Authors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• I. Laboratory Accreditation and Certification — Historical Perspective and Definition of Need
• II. Certification, Accreditation, Registration and Listing
• III. Principles of Laboratory Accreditation
• IV. Principles of Product Certification — As Related to Laboratory Accreditation
• V. The Environmental Protection Agency Contract Laboratory Program — A De Facto Certification Program that Includes Principles of Each System
• VI. The Total Quality Management Approach
• VII. The Solution — A System for Independent Third-Party Certification of Analytical Data
• VIII. Implementation Considerations
• IX. Performance Evaluation Materials — A Vital Element of the System
• X. Application of this System to Non-Environmental Laboratories
• XI. The Impact of National Laboratory Accreditation on Internal Quality Assurance and Control
• XII. The Role of Industry in Laboratory Accreditation and Data Certification
• XIV. The Future in the 90’s
• Index