Section 465.210  Authority of Certification Officers

Certification officers shall have all of the following authority with regard to environmental laboratories:

a)         To inspect such laboratories in scheduled on-site visits and unannounced on-site visits or remote audits in emergency circumstances. Remote audits will be followed up with an on-site visit at a later date;

b)         To require the laboratory to provide information regarding the technical operation of the laboratory relevant to certification;

c)         To inspect quality assurance records and any other records pertinent to certification;

d)         To observe and question analysts at work on parameters or methods for which certification is sought; and

e)         To grant or deny certification based upon the completion of the evaluation process.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 19150, effective November 17, 2022)