25 Pa. Code § 252.703 - Suspension
(a) Denial of
access to the Department during normal business hours will result in immediate
suspension of accreditation for all fields of accreditation. Upon notice from
the Department, the laboratory shall immediately cease testing or analysis of
environmental samples.
(b) The
Department will suspend an environmental laboratory's accreditation in total or
in part for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) The Department finds that protection of
the environment or the public health, safety or welfare requires emergency
action.
(2) The environmental
laboratory fails to successfully complete a proficiency test study within the
previous 12 months.
(3) The
environmental laboratory fails two consecutive proficiency test studies for a
field of accreditation.
(c) The Department may suspend a laboratory's
accreditation in total or in part for one or more of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to comply with the reporting and
notification requirements.
(2)
Failure to implement a quality assurance program.
(3) Failure to employ staff that meets the
personnel qualifications for education, training and experience.
(4) Failure to submit an acceptable
corrective action report in response to an assessment report within the
required time frames.
(5) Failure
to correct deficiencies identified during an assessment of the environmental
laboratory.
(6) Failure to
implement corrective action related to violations or deficiencies found during
an assessment.
(7) Failure to
maintain test instruments, equipment, supplies and reference materials that
meet the specifications required to produce valid analytical results.
(8) Failure to analyze and report proficiency
testing study results in accordance with §
252.501 (relating to proficiency
test study requirements).
(d) A laboratory may continue to test or
analyze environmental samples for those fields of accreditation not affected by
the suspension.
(e) Within 72 hours
of receiving notice of the suspension of accreditation from the Department, the
environmental laboratory shall notify each of its customers affected by the
suspension in writing of the suspension. The Department may require the
laboratory to use specific language in the written notice or require Department
approval of the notice before issuance.
Notes
The provisions of this § 252.703 amended under 27 Pa.C.S. §§ 4103(a), 4104 and 4105; and section 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § 510-20).
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