Improving Your Internal Auditing Skills
An integral part of a successful management system is an effective internal audit program that evaluates organizational policies, procedures, and operations to ensure effective implementation…
NLLAP Lead Testing Labs
Why EPA NLLAP? Lead is a common environmental contaminate that may be found in homes, businesses, soil, and water and is known to cause detrimental…
NELAC and NELAP – What Do These Acronyms Mean for the Environmental Laboratory?
What Is NELAC? NELAC stands for the National Environmental Laboratories Accreditation Conference. Established by the EPA in 1995 as a means to bring consistency in…
Implementing Beneficial Laboratory Practices
Implementing beneficial laboratory practices enhances confidence in the data generated by the laboratory, which helps bolster its reputation. Beneficial laboratory practices also improve productivity and…
The Anatomy of a Laboratory Assessment
An assessment is a demonstration by a body that specified requirements are fulfilled. Assessments are performed by technically competent assessors who evaluate the competence of…
Assessment and Audit Performance Techniques
Assessment and audit performance techniques include, but are not limited to, interviewing, audit sampling, communicating orally and in writing, and collecting objective evidence, all while…
21 CFR Part 58: GLP for Nonclinical Laboratories
What Is 21 CFR Part 58? 21 CFR Part 58, Good Laboratory Practices for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies, prescribes good laboratory practices, or GLP, for conducting…
Accredited Calibration Laboratories: The Qualities of a Trusted Lab
When sending samples to a laboratory for testing, the reported results can impact what happens next, such as deciding to release a product to the…
What Is Changing in the Wood Pellet Fuel Producing Industry?
The Pellet Fuels Institute (PFI) recently announced to the wood pellet producing industry a revamped Residential/Commercial Densified Fuels Standard Program, which is a product certification…