Materials That Must Be Furnished with a Laboratory Accreditation Program Application

Here follows a list of materials you are requested to furnish to the Laboratory Accreditation Team Captain no later than two weeks prior to the scheduled date of the Facilities Inspection. If you have applied for accreditation in both soils and concrete testing, provide relevant material for each, unless the document in question is equally applicable to both soils and concrete. (Note that more than one copy of a given document may be required. The number required is indicated in the space provided in the right-hand margin of the following list.) Please be certain to indicate on each copy of each document furnished exactly what the document is, unless a title or some other inherent identification in or on the document makes its identification self-evident.

If there are additional materials that are relevant, or that a firm would like the Laboratory Accreditation Team to review and comment upon, include them with other materials furnished, but be sure to describe them in a covering letter or note and explain your reasons for providing them.

ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE FURNISHED WITH THE PROGRAM APPLICATION.

1. *Photocopy of registration certificate of professional engineer in full-time responsible charge of the laboratory in jurisdiction of office location.
2. *Written QA program or, in the absence of a written QA program, copy of document which comprises laboratory procedures evidencing QA activities.
3. Copies of QA compliance reports or other written evidence (if such exists) of QA procedures evaluations.
4. Written calibration program.
5. Most recent record of calibration results.
6. *If accreditation in concrete testing is sought, a current C.C.R.L. laboratory inspection, Corps of Engineers inspection report, or report from another WACEL-recognized program capable of objectively investigating concrete laboratory testing techniques and equipment is required. In addition to the report, applicant must furnish evidence of participation in a WACEL-recognized Reference Sampling Program within the last year.
7. *Other calibration reports submitted by outside agencies.
8. Statement of procedures which vary from those promulgated by recognized standard-setting organizations).
9. Guidelines relative to developing and reviewing reports.
10. Guidelines relative to report format, standard clauses, etc.
11. *Two recent soils test reports (if accreditation in soils testing is sought; delete or obscure names of client and project).
12. *If accreditation in soil testing is sought, a current laboratory inspection report from A.M.R.L., Corps of Engineers, or another WACEL-recognized program capable of objectively investigating soil laboratory testing techniques and equipment is required (2.2.8). This will include evidence of participation in a WACEL-recognized Reference Sampling Program within the last year.
13. *Two recent concrete test reports (if accreditation in concrete testing is sought; delete or obscure names of client and project).
14. *Organizational chart and/or other material which identifies reporting relationships and assigns responsibilities.
15. General personnel policies and procedures manual.
16. *Job description for each category of employee.
17. *Resume of P.E. in full-time charge of laboratory and three others filling different jobs within the facility.
18. Description of training and continuing education programs.
19. Sample promotional materials (as available, SF254, brochure(s)), typical proposal (delete or obscure name of client and any specific pricing information) photocopy of Yellow Pages or other print media ads, etc.).

*Failure to have this material precludes accreditation.