Beltsville, MD Laboratory Now AIHA EMLAP, AIHA IHLAP and AIHA ELLAP Accredited
EMSL's Beltsville, MD laboratory is now AIHA EMLAP accredited for environmental microbiology analyses, AIHA IHLAP accredited for asbestos analyses and AIHA ELLAP accredited for lead analyses.
(PRWEB) December 7, 2004 -- EMSL Analytical, Inc., the largest network of
indoor air quality testing laboratories in the nation, announced its Beltsville,
MD laboratory has just received the esteemed AIHA EMLAP Accreditation for
environmental microbiology analyses and AIHA IHLAP accreditation for asbestos
analysis. The Accreditation of this facility marks EMSL as the exclusive
laboratory in the nation to currently operate eleven AIHA EMLAP Accredited
laboratories, seven AIHA ELLAP Accredited lead laboratories, and four AIHA IHLAP
accredited laboratories.
"EMSL Analytical, Inc. is available to analyze
samples when other laboratories are not open. For example, our New York City
laboratory is staffed with employees 24 Hours, 7 Days a week. We are able to
provide Asbestos, Lead and Microbiological analyses when other laboratories are
not available for emergency situations. All EMSL Laboratory locations are
available to analyze samples at late night hours, weekends and holidays with
previous arrangement." States Joe Frasca, VP of Sales & Marketing for EMSL.
"We will always strive to raise the bar when it comes to providing top notch
analytical service and quality results to our clients." Clients may contact our
corporate laboratory to schedule off hours analysis at any EMSL Analytical, Inc.
laboratory throughout the United States.
When a laboratory is EMLAP
Accredited by AIHA, its clients have assurance that the laboratory has met a
defined set of performance standards, including personnel qualifications,
proficiency under the Environmental Microbiology Proficiency Analytical Testing
(EMPAT) program, facilities, quality assurance, records, analytical methods, and
laboratory operation procedures (SOPs). Additionally, AIHA accreditation insures
that the laboratory is compliant with ISO 17025 policies and procedures.
About EMSL Analytical, Inc.
EMSL Analytical, Inc. currently services
6,500 clients internationally. They operate 24 laboratories throughout the
nation with full analytical services, including environmental microbiology
(mold, bacteria, legionella, coliforms, indoor allergens, mycotoxins,
endotoxins), DNA based polymerase chain reaction (PCR), asbestos, lead, indoor
air quality, industrial hygiene, environmental chemistry, materials, forensic,
failure, and mechanical testing. In addition to laboratory services, the firm
provides mold management seminars, free IAQ seminars, and free sampling
workshops at locations throughout the country.
EMSL Analytical currently
holds accreditations with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA),
the AIHA Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program (EMLAP),
the AIHA Environmental Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELLAP), the AIHA
Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Program (IHLAP), the National
Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), the New York Department of
Health (NYDOH), TX DOH, CA E-LAP and various other state, federal and private
accrediting bodies. The labs are also successful participants in AIHA's
Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT), Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical
Testing (ELPAT), and the Environmental Mold Proficiency Analytical Testing
(EMPAT) programs. It maintains a rigorous in-house QA/QC program to ensure our
clients are receiving the most accurate and legally defensible results
possible.
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