Published on: 20729111. Records, Reports, and Contractual Agreements, Certification Requirements, OnSite Inspections, Display of Certificate and Use of Certification, Proficiency Testing Requirements, Renewal of Annual Certification
Published on: 20469248. The purpose of these amendments is to update the standards used as the criteria for determining environmental testing laboratory certification to the most recent standards of the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference Institute (The NELAC Institute). In addition, as routine on-site inspections are conducted by contracted assessment providers, these amendments lower the certification fees charged to the laboratories.
Published on: 18582210. The purpose of these amendments is to update the standards used as the criteria for determining environmental testing laboratory certification to the more recent version. In addition, since routine on-site inspections are conducted by contract assessment providers, these amendments also lower the certification fees charged to laboratories.
Published on: 16691001. The purpose of this rule development is to update the standards used as the criteria for determining environmental testing laboratory certification, update forms and references to other laws and rules, delete obsolete rule language and revise fees related to regulation.
Published on: 7725485. The standards of The NELAC Institute (TNI Standards) incorporate the revised international standards for the competency of calibration and testing laboratories in ISO 17025. Thus, the updating of environmental testing laboratory certification criteria in Chapter 64E-1, F.A.C., to the most recent TNI Standards enhances the acceptability of reported test data as relevant for clients’ intended uses. The proposed effective date is consistent with the Florida Administrative Procedures Act and the desired implementation schedule of TNI. Other proposed amendments are intended to better protect public health by requiring certified laboratories that detect unsafe levels of chemical and microbiological contaminants in Drinking Water to report those exceedances in a timely manner directly to the State regulatory authority. In addition, amendments to the application and licensing fees required for certification are proposed so that the department can adequately cover the operational expenses of the program as required by statute.