Requirements of certificate of accreditation - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4106

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     § 4106.  Requirements of certificate of accreditation.
        (a)  Forms.--Applications, certificates and other documents
     shall be in a form prescribed by the department.
        (b)  General requirements.--An environmental laboratory shall
     have the staff, management structure, equipment, quality
     assurance and quality control procedures and recordkeeping
     procedures necessary to ensure that the environmental laboratory
     generates valid and accurate test results in accordance with all
     conditions of accreditation and this chapter.
        (c)  Laboratory supervisor.--Testing, analysis and reporting
     of data by an accredited laboratory shall be under the direct
     supervision of a laboratory supervisor. The laboratory
     supervisor shall certify that each test or analysis is accurate
     and valid and that the test or analysis was performed in
     accordance with all conditions of accreditation. The department
     may disqualify a laboratory supervisor who is responsible for
     the submission of inaccurate test or analysis results.
        (d)  Access to records and data.--An accredited laboratory
     shall provide the department with access to inspect records and
     data maintained under this chapter and to conduct tests and
     sampling related to inspections.

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