California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (CA ELAP)
Perry Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA) is one of the third-party assessors for the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (CA ELAP). Since October 1, 2020, all laboratories with sophisticated techniques were required to select a third-party assessment firm to conduct their assessment. Laboratories may choose to be assessed to one of the three options: CA regulations, TNI EL (2016) minus two requirements (technical manager, PT), or to the full TNI EL (2016) standard. As of October 2023, all laboratories, regardless of techniques used, were required to be accredited to: CA ELAP Regs and TNI EL (2016) minus two requirements (technical manager, PT). In addition to the use of the TNI EL standard, California has also required laboratories to obtain DoD ELAP accreditation to the DoD/DOE Quality System Manual for PFAS analysis. PJLA is an authorized accreditation body by the DoD for this program, as well.
Why Choose PJLA?
PJLA is an experienced accreditation body with technical assessors across the United States and throughout the California region to support this initiative. PJLA can offer multiple accreditation programs under one assessment reducing costs and resources to laboratories. We are an internationally recognized by ILAC for the accreditation services we offer such as ISO/IEC 17025:2017, DOD/DoE QSM (DOD ELAP & DoECAP-AP), as well as The NELAC Institute TNI for the TNI NGAB Program and TNI NEFAP.
PJLA offers free training on all aspects of ISO/IEC 17025 to support our laboratories and the industry. As a supporting assessor for the CA ELAP, our organization will continue to offer free monthly webinars. Please sign up now for these free training opportunities.
Information About this Program and References
To receive additional information about our accreditation programs, please request a free quote, call our office (248) 519-2603, or email us at [email protected].
