N.J. Admin. Code § 7:18-1.4 - Certification program requirements
(a) A laboratory
may request certification in the New Jersey Environmental Laboratory
Certification Program (NJ-ELCP) pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:18 or
accreditation in the New Jersey National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Program (NJ-NELAP) pursuant to the TNI Standards, incorporated herein by
reference at 7:18-1.5(d)
.
1. A laboratory shall not apply
for or maintain simultaneous certification in the NJ-ELCP and
NJ-NELAP.
2. A laboratory that has
obtained NJ-NELAP accreditation pursuant to the TNI Standards shall comply with
all sampling, enforcement, and data submittal requirements as established by
N.J.A.C. 7:18 pursuant to the statutes specified at
7:18-1.1(c)
.
(b) A
laboratory that analyzes samples for the purpose of establishing compliance
with any regulatory program shall obtain and maintain certification as a
certified environmental laboratory in accordance with this chapter. An analysis
performed by a laboratory that is not a certified environmental laboratory does
not establish compliance with any regulatory program.
(c) When analyzing regulatory samples, a
certified environmental laboratory shall perform only those methods for which
it has received certification or has received approval to use as alternate test
procedures (ATPs) pursuant to
7:18-2.20. The certified
environmental laboratory shall analyze only those parameters that are included
in a valid annual certified parameter list (ACPL) issued pursuant to
7:18-2.6(b).
(d) The Department-Sanctioned Analytical
Methods (DSAMs) are the methods approved for use by certified environmental
laboratories. The designation of a method as a DSAM is described in
7:18-2.21.
(e) Under
7:18-2.6(b), a
certified environmental laboratory will receive a certificate and an Annual
Certified Parameter List (ACPL) from the Department. The certified
environmental laboratory shall conspicuously display these documents in a
location on its premises visible to the public.
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