N.J. Admin. Code § 7:18-2.14 - On-site audits
(a) A certified
environmental laboratory or a laboratory seeking certification shall permit and
facilitate scheduled and unscheduled audits by the OQA or its designee as a
condition of obtaining and maintaining certification. The laboratory shall
allow the OQA access to its facility to conduct the audit. A refusal to allow
entry is grounds for revocation or denial of certification.
(b) During an on-site audit, a certified
environmental laboratory or a laboratory seeking certification shall
demonstrate compliance with the Department's standards as set forth in this
chapter for performing the methods for which certification is sought.
(c) A certified environmental laboratory that
has moved to a new location shall comply with
7:18-2.19. The OQA shall perform an
on-site audit at the new location.
(d) During an audit, the OQA shall assess the
following: personnel qualifications; working conditions, including adequacy of
space; equipment and supplies; organizational efficiency; sample handling and
chain of custody; SOPs for quality control operations, methods, and data
handling; maintenance of all required records; and compliance with the other
requirements of this chapter.
(e)
The OQA shall provide the laboratory with a written report listing the
deficiencies identified during the audit. The Department may assess penalties
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:18-10 or suspend or revoke the laboratory's
certification (if any), if the audit identifies grounds for such
action.
(f) Within 30 days after
receiving the audit report under (e) above, the laboratory shall submit a plan
to correct the deficiencies. In the plan, the laboratory shall list the
corrective actions it will take, and the date by which the corrective actions
are to be completed. For a certified environmental laboratory or a laboratory
holding temporary approval, the date for completing the corrective actions
shall be no later than 90 days after the date the audit report is delivered to
the laboratory. For other laboratories, the laboratory may establish the date
for completing the corrective actions at its discretion.
(g) The laboratory shall notify the
Department in writing when it has completed the corrective actions identified
in the plan under (f) above. Failure to correct all deficiencies by the date
established in the plan is grounds for revocation or denial of
certification.
(h) An out-of-State
environmental laboratory shall pay a fee to cover the travel expenses incurred
by an auditor during an on-site audit in accordance with
7:18-2.9(f).
Notes
See: 28 N.J.R 4098(a).
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