DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY ACCREDITATION PROGRAM (DoD ELAP)

Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA) is now accepting applications for accreditation to the DoD Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program.

The Department of Defense (DoD) has recently revised their Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP). The DoD ELAP is designed for laboratories that wish to test for DoD environmental restoration programs. In order to perform testing after October 1, 2009, environmental testing laboratories must meet the requirements of DoD ELAP as set by the Environmental Data Quality Workgroup (EDQW) of the DoD. Those with current DoD contracts must become accredited once their contract expires. Laboratories accredited to DoD ELAP will not be ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited, but to the DoD's Quality Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories Version 4.1. This manual, created by the EDQW, is based on ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and includes specific NELAC/DoD ELAP requirements. Laboratories accredited to such requirements must be accredited by an accreditation body that is a MRA signatory of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) for testing, such as PJLA.

ABOUT PERRY JOHNSON LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, INC. (PJLA)

PJLA is a private organization located in Southfield, Michigan. We are an accreditation body that accredits various testing and calibration laboratories to ISO/IEC 17025:2005. We have recently expanded our accreditation services to support regulatory and governmental programs such as the DoD ELAP. PJLA operates in accordance to ISO 17011:2004 Conformity Assessment-General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. PJLA is a MRA Signatory to the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and to the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation (APLAC) for our testing program.

ACCREDITATION PROCESS

PJLA is committed to assisting all laboratories meet this new mandate. Laboratories seeking accreditation to meet the Department of Defense Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (DoD ELAP) should complete an application for accreditation. Once laboratories are completed with their accreditation assessment, PJLA will expedite the accreditation decision process and release a certificate outlining the laboratory’s compliance to the DoD Quality System Manual requirements. The announcement of this accreditation will be posted on PJLA’s website and reported to the EDQW.

Please submit all applications by email to: pjlabs@pjlabs.com.

If you have any questions in regards to accreditation, please contact Tracy Szerszen, President/Operations Manager at tszerszen@pjlabs.com or (877) 369-LABS (5227).