February 2, 2004—EMSL Analytical, a network of indoor air quality testing laboratories, announced January 29 that its North Miami Beach Laboratory has received AIHA EMLAP Accreditation. The laboratory joins five other EMSL laboratories with AIHA EMLAP Accreditation nationwide.
“The EMLAP accreditation of our Miami laboratory allows local indoor air quality professionals, environmental consultants, building inspectors, restoration firms, property managers, and environmental attorneys access to the largest network of EMLAP accredited laboratories in the nation,” states Leslie Boggs, Director of Marketing for EMSL. “With the Miami facility being AIHA EMLAP accredited for fungal and bacterial analyses, coupled with the technology to perform PCR analyses, EMSL is expressing its commitment in producing the highest quality indoor air quality analyses in the industry.”
When a laboratory is EMLAP Accredited by AIHA, the laboratory has met a defined set of performance standards, including personnel qualifications, proficiency under the Environmental Microbiology Proficiency Analytical Testing program, facilities, quality assurance, records, analytical methods, and laboratory operation procedures. Additionally, AIHA accreditation insures that the laboratory is compliant with ISO 17025 policies and procedures.
EMSL recently announced the expansion of its Miami, Florida, facility, allowing the company to expand its indoor air quality, microbial, and asbestos analytical services. Additional announcements are the AIHA EMLAP Accreditation of its New York City and Houston, Texas, facilities for fungal and bacterial analyses, and its Ann Arbor, Michigan, and South Pasadena, California, facilities for fungal analyses.
